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The scheme is to slide to the side and get out of the way of the baseman, and not dash into him in the old way. Owing to the success of Kelly's sliding the topical song [`Slide, Kelly, Slide!' by J. W. Kelly, of no relation] was written." Kelly also became famous for making unusual plays.
Apr 16, 2012 · Kelly gets credit for inventing the hook slide, which in his era was called the Chicago slide. In Slide, Kelly, Slide, a biography of Kelly, author Marty Appel quotes early baseball historian Maclean Kennedy about Kelly’s baseball prowess.
Michael Joseph "King" Kelly ( December 31 1857 - November 8 1894) was an American star Major League Baseball player during the late 19th century born in Troy, New York. He is often credited with popularizing the hit and run, the hook slide, and the catcher's practice of backing up first base. [1]
Apr 22, 2022 · However, Kelly’s most significant notoriety came from another of his innovations, ‘the hook slide.’ Before Kelly, ballplayers would attempt to steal a base by running at it directly; Kelly developed the technique of running to the opposite side of the bag, sliding past it, and making contact with his hand.
Chant and motto aimed at Mike "King" Kelly, a popular player from 1878 to 1893, who was widely credited with turning base stealing into an art and who perfected the hook slide. It was also the title of baseball's first hit song, copyrighted in 1889, words and music by John W. Kelly.
Baseball’s First Superstar. He did not hit baseball’s first single, but America’s first hit single was about him. “Slide Kelly Slide” (1892) was the earliest bestselling popular music recording, a celebration of Mike “King” Kelly’s baseball prowess and signature innovation, the hook slide.
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May 15, 2012 · However, by all accounts, Kelly developed the hook slide. When Kelly played as a catcher, he was likely the first to use signals with the pitcher, as well as signaling the fielders what the pitch would be.
