Alex Kellner

Topps baseball card - 1952 Series, #201

Alexander Raymond (Alex) Kellner (August 26, 1924 - May 3, 1996) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1948-1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955-1958[start]), Cincinnati Reds (1958[end]) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Kellner batted right handed and threw left handed. He was born in Tucson, Arizona. His younger brother, Walt, also was a major league pitcher.

In a 12-season career, Kellner posted a 101-112 record with 816 strikeouts and a 4.17 ERA in 1849-1/3 innings pitched.

Kellner died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 71.

1949: 20 wins, 37 games started, 19 complete games, 245.0 innings – all career-highs

1949 American League All-Star
In his 1949 rookie season became the Athletics first 20-game winner since Lefty Grove did it in 1933
Gave the Athletics their first victory at Fenway Park in three years, beating the Boston Red Sox and Mel Parnell, 6-3, breaking Parnell’s 10-winning streak over Philadelphia, and becoming the third left hander in four seasons to pitch a complete game in Boston (April 20, 1951)
Pitched a one-hit 7–0 shutout against the Washington Senators, allowing only a single by Wayne Terwilliger in the eight inning (April 20, 1954)
A good hitting-pitcher, compiled a .215 batting average (138-for-643) with four home runs, 57 RBI, 49 runs, a triple and 16 doubles