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| - George Kell is a former major league baseball player and member of the Hall of Fame. He played third base for a number of different teams throughout his career but is primarily associated with the Detroit Tigers. He was a 10-time All-Star and won the AL batting crown in 1949. Kell had a career batting average of .304 and only struck out 287 times over his 15 year career. After retiring from baseball, he went to have a 30 year broadcast career for the Tigers. Kell was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1983. Kell passed away in 2009.
- George Clyde Kell (* 23. August 1922 in Swifton, Arizona; † 24. März 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas) war ein US-amerikanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball.
- A solid right-handed hitter and a sure-handed fielder, Kell was a 10-time All-Star, batted over .300 nine times and topped the league's third basemen in assists and total chances four times and in fielding percentage seven times. He won his only batting title in 1949 (.343), denying Ted Williams his third Triple Crown; until the final week of the season, Williams had led the batting race. On October 2 1949, Kell went 2-for-3 while Williams was hitless in two official at bats. Kell's final mark was .34291, Williams's .34276. Kell also denied Williams his 3rd triple crown. One year later, Kell batted .340, leading the league with 218 hits and 56 doubles, but lost the batting title to Williams' teammate, Red Sox second baseman Billy Goodman.
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| - A solid right-handed hitter and a sure-handed fielder, Kell was a 10-time All-Star, batted over .300 nine times and topped the league's third basemen in assists and total chances four times and in fielding percentage seven times. He won his only batting title in 1949 (.343), denying Ted Williams his third Triple Crown; until the final week of the season, Williams had led the batting race. On October 2 1949, Kell went 2-for-3 while Williams was hitless in two official at bats. Kell's final mark was .34291, Williams's .34276. Kell also denied Williams his 3rd triple crown. One year later, Kell batted .340, leading the league with 218 hits and 56 doubles, but lost the batting title to Williams' teammate, Red Sox second baseman Billy Goodman. In his career, Kell batted .306, with 78 home runs and 870 runs batted in, 881 runs scored, 2054 hits, 385 doubles, 50 triples, 36 stolen bases, a .482 slugging average, and 621 walks for a .367 on base percentage. George Kell was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 by the Veterans Committee in his first year on their ballot, along with former Dodger manager Walter Alston. Kell was one of the most popular ballplayers. of his time.
- George Kell is a former major league baseball player and member of the Hall of Fame. He played third base for a number of different teams throughout his career but is primarily associated with the Detroit Tigers. He was a 10-time All-Star and won the AL batting crown in 1949. Kell had a career batting average of .304 and only struck out 287 times over his 15 year career. After retiring from baseball, he went to have a 30 year broadcast career for the Tigers. Kell was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1983. Kell passed away in 2009.
- George Clyde Kell (* 23. August 1922 in Swifton, Arizona; † 24. März 2009 in Little Rock, Arkansas) war ein US-amerikanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball.
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