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Mike Kelly (baseball, born 1896)

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Mike Kelly
Catcher/Coach
Born: (1896-05-01)May 1, 1896
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: October 23, 1968(1968-10-23) (aged 72)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
IL: 1916, for the St Mary's
CL: 1917, for the South Bend/Peoria Benders/Distillers
AA: 1918, for the Toledo
Last appearance
1929, for the Spartanburg Spartans
Teams

As a coach in MLB[1]

Bernard Francis "Mike" Kelly (May 1, 1896 – October 23, 1968) was an American baseball player, coach and manager.

Career

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Player

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Kelly made his playing debut in 1916 for St Mary's in the Interstate League. He played one season there before moving in 1917 to the Central League team South Bend/Peoria Benders/Distillers. He again lasted one year before moving to Toledo in the American Association. He played at Toledo until 1920.[2]

Player/manager

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In 1921, Kelly began his management career at the Spartanburg Pioneers while still a player.[2]

A year later, he moved to the Spartanburg Spartans in the South Atlantic League and, between 1922 and 1929, played and managed the Spartans where he won a league championship in 1925.[2]

Coach and manager

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After retiring as a player, Kelly coached for the Chicago White Sox between 1930 and 1931.[3]

In 1931 Kelly left the White Sox to coach the Newark Bears.[citation needed]

Kelly managed the Jersey City Skeeters in 1933.[4]

In 1934, he moved to the Chicago Cubs where he was a coach.[5]

Between 1936 and 1937, Kelly managed the Syracuse Chiefs.[6]

He later coached with the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]

In 1944, he managed the Indianapolis Indians in the American Association.[citation needed]

Scout

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Between 1948 and 1950, he was a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Page at Retrosheet
  2. ^ a b c "Mike Kelly". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "White Sox Coaches". Chicago White Sox. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "Jersey City Picks Kelly". New York Times. March 25, 1933.
  5. ^ "Cubs Coaches". Chicago Cubs. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
    - "Kelly to Coach Cubs". New York Times. November 18, 1933.
  6. ^ "Kelly New Syracuse Manager". New York Times. July 11, 1936.
  7. ^ "Kelly New Aide to Frisch". New York Times. October 6, 1939.
    - Balinger, Edward F. (October 16, 1941). "Buccos Drop Mike Kelly As Coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
    - Caruso, Gary (1995). The Braves Encyclopedia. Temple University Press. pp. 496. ISBN 1-56639-384-1.