ɐ wˈiːk ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɑːdʒɚ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, kˈɛlɚt wʌz plˈeɪst ˌɔn wˈeɪvɚz ænd klˈeɪmd baɪ ðə kˈʌbz, wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈiːzən bˌʌt hˈɪt ˈoʊnli .wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks æz ɐ pˈɑːɹttˈaɪm fˈɜːst bˈeɪsmən.
A week after the Dodger championship, Kellert was placed on waivers and claimed by the Cubs, where he spent the 1956 season but hit only .186 as a part-time first baseman.