Where does George Kell rank among baseball greats?
George Kell ranks #16 among the Top 50 all-time at 3B. Rankings ⇒ Best Season: 1949 Hampered with injuries in September, Kell got hot at the right time, returning to the Tigers’ everyday lineup with a flurry of base hits in the final week of the season to win the batting title. He edged Ted Williams, .3429 to .3428, and denied Williams the triple crown. Factoids George Kell was named to the All-Star team with four different teams. In 1947, when fans were given the opportunity to select the starting teams for the first time, Kell was voted the third baseman for the American League. In 1950, Kell received more All-Star votes than any other player in either league. George Kell played all 14 innings of the 1950 All-Star Game, driving in two of the AL’s three runs. George Kell was inducted into both the Arkansas and Michigan Sports Halls of Fame. In 1969, he was named third baseman on the Detroit Tigers All-Time Team in voting by fans. The 1949 American League Batting Race In 1949 Ted Willi
