As trumpeted by his Hall of Fame plaque, George Kell was “a solid hitter and a sure-handed fielder with a strong, accurate arm, was the American League’s premier third baseman in the 1940s and 1950s. He batted over .300 nine times and led the American League with a .343 average in 1949 while playing for the Detroit Tigers. He topped American League third basemen in fielding percentage seven times, in assists four times and in putouts and double plays twice.”

Our Arkansas correspondent, Jim Sanders, caught up with Kell recently and recorded his comments on several topics. (more…)