Kelly Paris

Kelly Paris
Third baseman
Born: (1957-10-17) October 17, 1957 Encino, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1982, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 18, 1988, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.217
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	14
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1982) Cincinnati Reds (1983) Baltimore Orioles (1985–86) Chicago White Sox (1988)

Kelly Jay Paris (born October 17, 1957) is a retired professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago White Sox. He played as a third baseman and shortstop.

Bio

Paris was born in Encino, California, and attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft on June 3, 1975, and made his major league debut on September 1, 1982 with the Cardinals. On March 31, 1983, Paris was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Strichek. It was with the Reds that Paris played the majority of his Major League games.

All three of Paris' career major league home runs were hit in 1988 in 44 at-bats while a member of the Chicago White Sox.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• Kelly Paris at the Baseball-Almanac
• Kelly Paris at the BaseballLibrary
• Kelly Paris at The Baseball Page