James Keelty

Male, Deceased Person

1911 – 2003

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Who was James Keelty?

James S. Keelty Jr. was part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League from 1954 to 1959.

Keelty was a Baltimore-area real estate developer who started James Keelty & Co. Inc. with his younger brother Joseph in 1946. He was also one of the investors in a group headed by Clarence Miles who had led the effort to bring the Orioles to Baltimore. He succeeded Miles as team president in early November 1955, stepping down in favor of Lee MacPhail at the end of the 1959 season.

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Born
Dec 23, 1911
Died
Aug 26, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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