William Henry O’Kelleher was born on March 3, 1872, in Brooklyn, NY. He died in 1923.
He became one of the best hitters of his time, as we see in this report from the SABR: a .341 career batting average and 2,932 hits in 2,123 games. By the way, 85% of his hits were singles!
He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
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