Harry Leroy Kelley (February 13, 1906 – March 23, 1958) was an American professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1925 to 1926 and again from 1936 to 1939 for the Washington Senators and

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. In between, he pitched mainly for the Memphis Chicks of the

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. He was born in 1906 in the town of

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, and died there in 1958.

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1906 births 1958 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Philadelphia Athletics players Baseball players from Arkansas Greenwood Indians players Spartanburg Spartans players Memphis Chickasaws players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players Atlanta Crackers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Indianapolis Indians players People from Parkin, Arkansas 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub