Stan Keyes (baseball)  Stanley Charles Keyes (September 9, 1898 – April 1976) was an American baseball outfielder who spent 17 seasons in the minor leagues, from 1924 to 1940. He won five home run crowns. He was described as having been a good judge of fly balls, having a good arm, and being a faster runner than his gait would indicate. He was born in Peru, Illinois. He began his career with the Rock Island Islanders, hitting .358 with a .624 slugging percentage, 20 home runs, 39 doubles and 10 triples to lead the Mississippi Valley League in home runs, slugging percentage and total bases (279). He also went 4-3 in 12 games as a pitcher that year. With the Terrell Terrors in 1925, Keyes hit .325 with 28 home runs, 15 triples and 30 doubles, while slugging .634. He also went hitless in a game with the Waco Cubs, bringing his season batting average to .322 and his slugging mark to .629. He led the Texas Association in home runs. In 1926, he played for Waco Cubs and Temple Surgeons and in 1927, he played for the Asheville Tourists. His statistical details are unknown for those years. In 1928, back with the Tourists, he hit .330 with a .535 slugging percentage, 15 home runs, 19 triples and 30 doubles in 147 games and was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team. Keyes split 1929 between Asheville (110 games) and the Minneapolis Millers (59 games) and hit a combined .352 with 25 home runs, 229 hits, 42 doubles, 18 triples, a .587 slugging percentage and 382 total bases in 169 games. Despite spending more than a third of his season elsewhere, he still led the South Atlantic League in batting average and slugging percentage. He dominated minor league baseball during the early part of the 1930s. Joining the Des Moines Demons in 1930, he hit .340 with 190 hits, 35 home runs, 140 RBI, 18 triples, a .640 slugging percentage and 358 total bases. He led the Western League in home runs, RBI, slugging percentage and total bases and broke the league home run of 32, held by both Ping Bodie and Dutch Wetzel. He also played in the first night game in professional history that year, which was played against the Wichita Aviators in Des Moines on May 2. He made the All-Star team that year.