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George (Highpockets) Kelly
George (Highpockets) Kelly (Baseball. Born, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 10, 1895; died, Burlingame, CA, Oct. 13, 1984.) For five seasons (1915-19), George Lange Kelly (known as “Highpockets”) shuttled from the Giants to the minors and even played briefly (eight games in 1917) for Pittsburgh. But starting in 1920, the gangly righthanded first baseman anchored one […]
Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson (Baseball. Born, Factoryville, PA, Aug. 12, 1880; died, Saranac Lake, NY, Oct. 7, 1925.) Perhaps the greatest pitcher ever to pitch for any New York team, Christy Mathewson won 372 games in 16 seasons with the Giants and hurled three shutouts during the 1905 World Series against the Philadelphia Athletics, a heavy-hitting team […]
