This is shocking.

I love George Kell, he must be senile for something like this to happen.

Zip, what's that like?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2771174


Police cite Kell for hit-and-run accident

Associated Press

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Baseball Hall of Famer George Kell was cited over the weekend for hit-and-run after a three-car accident in Jonesboro. No one was hurt.

Kell, 84, of Swifton, Ark., was driving a 2002 Cadillac Seville and reportedly rear-ended another car at a traffic light Saturday, police said. That car struck a third car, pushing it into the intersection, police said.

Kell was cited for leaving the scene of an accident without injury and following too closely, police said.

In 2004, Kell was badly injured in a crash with a tractor-trailer at Newport and needed months to recover from broken bones.

Stacey L. Harvey, 35, of Jonesboro, driver of the car Kell allegedly bumped, said Kell pulled his vehicle beside hers and she told him she was OK. She said Kell then drove away.

Police found Kell and pulled him over.

Kell told police that he did not know a third vehicle was involved, and said he checked on Harvey's condition. "He advised that he thought that when Harvey said she was OK, that he could leave," the police report noted.

Kell played from 1943-1957 with five American League teams -- the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He was a 10-time All-Star and hit over .300 eight straight years from 1946-53.

In 1949, Kell beat out Ted Williams in one of the closest batting races ever, hitting .34291 to Williams' .34276.

He was a broadcast announcer for the Detroit Tigers from 1959 to 1996.

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George Kell, when he beat out Williams in 1949, became the first third baseman ever to win a batting title.

I never saw him play, but I understand that Kell was always good in a hit-and-run situations, so I suppose this really shouldn't be that shocking after all.

I'm sorry Glenn: I forgot to answer your question about senility.
It's cool. The only problem is coming home after a nice walk around the neighborhood wearing nothing but your undershorts and a baseball cap and finding out that you still have kids living at home.

I grew up listening to him. It seems like he started every telecast the same way. Larry Osterman would introduce him and GK would say..."Thanks Larry and good afternoon everyone. Its a cool 62 degrees here at the ball park, wind blowing from left to right...And heres the first pitch of the ball game"

I have his autobiography and when I got married, I got my best man an autographed bat from George as a groomsman's gift (we're both huge fans).

When the FSD guys had him in the booth last year, they let him call an inning and it was like being taken back to my childhood again.

"He makes a WHALE of a play!!"

"It was like being taken back to my choldhood again"
Senility question answered, Glenn.