Facts:   - hofdate: 1973    - debutteam: new york giants      - birth date: 10 september 1895    - debutyear: 1915    - finalteam: brooklyn dodgers    - statlabel: batting average home runs runs batted in    - statvalue: .297 148 1020    - death date: 13 october 1984    - name: george kelly    - death place: burlingame , california    - hofmethod: veterans committee    - birth place: san francisco , california    - position: first baseman    - throws: right    - debutdate: august 18    - finalyear: 1932    - bats: right    - finaldate: july 27    - image: george-kelly . jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george kelly -lrb- baseball -rrb- .
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george lange kelly -lrb- september 10 , 1895 -- october 13 , 1984 -rrb- , nicknamed `` long george '' and `` high pockets '' , was a major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- first baseman .he played most of his mlb career for the new york giants -lrb- 1915 -- 1917 , 1919 -- 1926 -rrb- , but also played for the pittsburgh pirates -lrb- 1917 -rrb- , cincinnati reds -lrb- 1927 -- 1930 -rrb- , chicago cubs -lrb- 1930 -rrb- , and brooklyn dodgers -lrb- 1932 -rrb- .kelly is a two-time world series champion -lrb- 1921 and 1922 -rrb- .he led the national league in home runs once -lrb- 1921 -rrb- and runs batted in twice -lrb- 1920 and 1924 -rrb- , and was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1973 .however , his selection is regarded as controversial , as many believe he is undeserving of the recognition and was only elected by the veterans committee because it consisted of his former teammates .