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3 unusual facts about George Kell


George Kell

A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of Joe DiMaggio.

Kell's television partners included Ray Lane, Larry Osterman, and (beginning in 1975) Al Kaline as color commentator, the latter pairing lasting for the remainder of Kell's broadcast career.

Best-selling author Elmore Leonard in the 1990 anthology Cult Baseball Players wrote that Kell was his favorite player.



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