About Ray Kelly
Lived 1914 – 1988 (aged 74). Ray Kelly was an American baseball player and sports journalist.
Raymond Kelly (January 24, 1914, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States – November 22, 1988, in Philadelphia) was a sportswriter who worked 50 years for the Philadelphia Bulletin. He covered the Philadelphia Athletics from 1948 to 1955 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1956 until he retired in 1979.
A president of both the Philadelphia and national chapters of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Kelly was a posthumous recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1989. The Philadelphia Old Timers' Soccer Association inducted Kelly into its Hall of Fame in 1985.
He died at age 74 at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia and was cremated.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Ray Kelly?
American baseball player (1914–1988)
When was Ray Kelly born?
Ray Kelly was born on 24 January 1914.
When did Ray Kelly die?
Ray Kelly died on 22 November 1988.
What was Ray Kelly's occupation?
Ray Kelly was a baseball player and sports journalist.
What nationality was Ray Kelly?
Ray Kelly was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Ray Kelly (sportswriter)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray Kelly. https://biography.guide/ray-kelly-baseball-player/
MLA: "Ray Kelly." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-kelly-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Ray Kelly." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-kelly-baseball-player/.
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