Alex Kellner
American baseball player and pitcher
Born
August 26th, 1924
100 years ago
Died
May 3rd, 1996
29 years ago — 71 years old
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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Played for the Philadelphia Athletics
Played for the Kansas City Athletics
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