kˈɛlɚt wʌz sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə sənt. lˈuːi kˈɑːɹdɪnəlz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə sˈɪɾi ˈɪndiənz ʌvðə dˈʌbəlɐ tˈɛksəs lˈiːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ænd sˈoʊld tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈiːɡ bɹˈaʊnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
Kellert was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1949, acquired by his hometown Oklahoma City Indians of the Double-A Texas League in 1951, and sold to the American League Browns in 1953.