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Damn Yankees
Page 382
Charlie Keller – Two of Five Years
Charlie Keller was born on Tuesday, September 12, 1916, in Middletown, Maryland. Keller was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1939, with the New York Yankees.
"In 1939, the Yankees promoted the super prospect they'd kept down in the minors for a few years. His name was Charlie Keller, a short (5 foot 10) but powerfully built outfielder with eyebrows that had been borrowed from a passing lowlands gorilla. Lefty Gomez said Keller didn't look like he'd been scouted, he looked like he'd been trapped."
