<P> William Henry O'Kelleher, Jr . (He later Americanized the name to Keeler) was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 3, 1872, the son of William O'Kelleher, Sr., a trolley switch man . He played baseball from an early age, and as a freshman served as captain of his high school team . He quit school the following year, and played semi-pro baseball in the New York City area . </P> <P> In 1892, he joined the minor league team in Binghamton, New York, and he was called up to the New York Giants at the end of the season . After a trip back to the minors because of an injury at the start of the 1893 season, He returned to the Giants later that year . Initially a third baseman, he later moved to the outfield . He quickly established himself as a star, and played until retiring in 1910 . </P> <P> Keeler's advice to hitters was "Keep your eye clear, and hit' em where they ain't"--"they" being the opposing fielders . His . 385 career batting average after the 1898 season is the highest average in history at season's end for a player with more than 1,000 hits (1,147 hits). He compiled a . 341 batting average over his career, currently 14th all time . He hit over . 300 16 times in 19 seasons, and hit over . 400 once . He twice led his league in batting average and three times in hits . Keeler had an amazing 206 singles during the 1898 season, a record that stood for more than 100 years until broken by Ichiro Suzuki . Additionally, Keeler had an on - base percentage of greater than . 400 for seven straight seasons . When Keeler retired in 1910, he was third all - time in hits with 2,932, behind only Cap Anson and Jake Beckley . </P> <P> He was one of the smallest players to play the game, standing 5' 41⁄2" and weighing 140 pounds (64 kg), resulting in his nickname . Keeler was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 . He appeared as number 75 on The Sporting News' list of the "100 Greatest Baseball Players". In 1999, he was named as a finalist to the Major League Baseball All - Century Team . Having played his last game in 1910, he was the most chronologically distant player on both Top 100 lists . </P>

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