- Third baseman with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946[start]), Detroit Tigers (1946[end]-1952[start]), Boston Red Sox (1952[end]-1954[start]), Chicago White Sox (1954[end]-1956[start]), Baltimore Orioles (1956[end]-1957).
- Appeared in ten Major League All-Star games
- Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1983
- In 1949 he and Ted Williams tied for the American League lead in batting at .343. Kell was awarded the title when his average calculated to 5 decimal places (.34291) was higher than Williams's (.34276).
- In 1950 and 1951, led the American League in hits (218, 191) and doubles (56, 36).
- Led American League third baseman in fielding percentage in 7 seasons (1945-1946, 1950-1951, 1953, 1955-1956).
- Made major league debut on 28 September 1943 (only game played that season).
- He lived in the same house from his birth to when it burned down in 2001. He then rebuilt on the same land.
- He had a unique arrangement to reside in Swifton year-round while broadcasting for the Detroit Tigers, keeping an apartment in Little Rock so he could catch flights to ballgames.
- His father was a barber who played semi-pro baseball, and dreamed of his three sons becoming major-league players. One brother was killed in WWII. Another, "Skeeter" Kell, played second base for Philadelphia in the 1950s.
- His first assignment as a broadcaster was a pregame interview with Yankees' manager Casey Stengel.
- Retired and living in Swifton, Arkansas. (June 2003)
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