Everett Lee "Skeeter" Kell (October 11, 1929 – May 28, 2015) was a
Major League Baseball
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second baseman
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.
The younger brother of
Hall of Famer George Kell
George Clyde Kell (August 23, 1922 – March 24, 2009) was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1943 to 1957, most prominently as a member of the D ...
, Skeeter played
college baseball
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at the
Arkansas Razorbacks baseball from 1948–1951.
MLB History
/ref> He played one major league season, , for the Philadelphia Athletics
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, splitting time at second base with Cass Michaels and Pete Suder.
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2015 deaths
Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players
Baseball players from Arkansas
Cordele A's players
Major League Baseball second basemen
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Ottawa A's players
People from Jackson County, Arkansas
Philadelphia Athletics players
20th-century American sportsmen
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Savannah Indians players
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