Middletown in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charlie Keller
Middletown's Own… Pride Character, & Sportsmanship
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
1. Charlie Keller Marker
Sept. 12, 1916 -May 23, 1990 "
American League Player 1939-1952 … New York Yankee star 19391949, 1952… played with Detroit Tigers 1950 and 51. Career stats.…286 Ba… 189 HR…760 RBI Graduate of Middletown High School, 1933 and University of Maryland Signed by N. Y. Yankees in 1936 Was International League Rookie of Year in 1937 hitting .353 1939 Rookie season with Yanks hit .334 … played first game May 2 day Gehrig's streak ended … Starred in 39 World Series batting .438 with 3 home runs… in 1940 batted .286 and led league in walks with 106 … In 1941 hit .298 with 33 HR and 122 RBI … first outfield in league history to hit 30 home runs each… batted .389 in World series … 1942 … hit .292 with 26 home runs and 108 RBI… hit 3 home runs in World Series … 1943 hit .271 with 31 HR and 86 RBI led league in walks with 106 … had 2 more RBI'S for 18 in 19 World Series games… 1944 & 45 … career interrupted by military service… 1946 hit, 275 BA with 30 HR 101 RBI… only returning veteran to have great season… 1947 career cut short by back operation and ended his career with Yanks. In 1952… was coach with Yanks in 1957 .… retired to raise horses at Yankeeland Farm in Frederick with equal pride as his baseball career.
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Location. 39° 26.353′ N, 77° 32.683′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker can be reached from South Church Street. Marker is at the baseball field in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 South Church Street, Middletown MD 21769, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Christ Reformed Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Middletown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); 8 West Main Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Coblentz-Long Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clovinger House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Main's Ice Cream Factory (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Arnett Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
Also see . . . Charlie Keller. by Nelson ‘Chip’ Greene, “[This marker] stands in the deepest reaches of center field. In 1930, however, the baseball diamond at Memorial Park was reversed, and the spot on which the pillar was erected is the exact place where Charlie Keller stood at home plate and learned to hit a baseball.” (Submitted on August 26, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
2. Charlie Keller Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
3. Charlie Keller
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 25, 2017
4. Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
