Background
He was born in Tucson, Arizona.
He was born in Tucson, Arizona.
Kellner batted right-handed and threw left-handed. In a 12-season career, Kellner posted a 101–112 record with 816 strikeouts and a 4.17 European Research Area in 1,849⅓ innings pitched. Kellner died in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 71.
1949: 20 wins, 37 games started, 19 complete games, 245 innings pitched (all career-highs)
1949 American League All-Star
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 eighth inning, April 20, 1954
A good hitting-pitcher, compiled a.215 batting average (138-for-643) with four home runs, 57 Reserve Bank of India, 49 runs, a triple and 16 doubles.