Facts
- Because of his strength, Keller was dubbed "King Kong Keller", a nickname he never liked and seldom answered to.
- In the third game of the 1939 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Keller became the first rookie to hit two home runs in a World Series game. Fellow Yankee Tony Kubek and St. Louis Cardinal Willie McGee would accomplish this same feat in the 1957 World Series against the Milwaukee Braves and the 1982 World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers respectively; coincidentally, their feats would also occur in a Game 3. Both Kubek and McGee would also accomplish their feats at Milwaukee County Stadium. In Game 1 of the 1996 World Series, Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves accomplished the feat by hitting 2 homeruns at the old Yankee Stadium.
- Keller got his start in baseball with the semi-pro Kinston Eagles. He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
- Despite his power and high batting average, Keller was the first Yankees player to strike out over 100 times in a single season, whiffing 101 times in 1946.
- Brother Hal Keller played catcher for the Washington Senators from 1949 to 1952, going on to serve in front-office positions with the Senators/Texas Rangers (1961–1978), and Seattle Mariners (1979–1985). He served as the Mariners' Vice President, Baseball Operations/General Manager from 1984 to 1985.
- Wore #99 for the Yankees in 1952.
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