Highpockets Kelly was for years one of the National League's most colorful first-basemen. Despite his height, he was an agile, graceful fielder, and wielded a potent bat, driving the ball hard and far in the days of the "dead ball". He still holds National League fielding records, and at the bat set a major league standard by hitting seven home runs in six consecutive games in 1924. Kelly played mostly in a Giant uniform, and spent his last major league years with Cincinnati and Chicago. The Reds named him a coach in 1935, and in 1938, he switched to the Bees.