Mickey Micelotta

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Mickey Micelotta
Corona, New York
Died: October 9, 2022(2022-10-09) (aged 93)
Henderson, Nevada
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1954, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
August 2, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Plate appearances9
Teams

Robert Peter "Mickey" Micelotta (October 20, 1928 – October 9, 2022) was an American

plate appearances
.

Born and raised in New York, Micelotta first played professionally with the

Miami Marlins and three seasons after that with the Birmingham Barons
before retiring from baseball.

Early baseball career

Born in

D-class teams.[1] In 1949, Micelotta was promoted to the C-class Vandergrift Pioneers of the Middle Atlantic League; in 129 games for the Pioneers, he hit .287 and hit a then-career high seven triples.[1]

Micelotta moved to the Schenectady Blue Jays of the Canadian–American League the following season, where he had a three-hit game against the Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, which the Blue Jays won, 8–7.[2] Micelotta finished the season with a .257 batting average in 133 games.[1] He missed the 1951 and 1952 seasons as a result of serving in the United States Army during the Korean War.[3] Micelotta returned to baseball in 1953, and played for the Terre Haute Phillies of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. In 115 games for them, he had a .297 batting average and 15 home runs.[1] After the season ended, the Philadelphia Phillies purchased his contract, adding him to their roster for the upcoming season.[4]

Major league career

As the 1954 season began, the Phillies noted that Micelotta had a good chance at winning a major league roster spot due to manager

runs batted in.[1]

Micelotta remained on the Phillies'

disabled list, Micelotta was sent back to Syracuse, where he finished out the year.[8] In 127 games for Syracuse in 1955, Micelotta had a .244 batting average and a career-high nine triples.[1]

Later baseball career

Micelotta was still considered a promising prospect in 1956, and spent spring training trying to fight his way back on the roster.

Havana Cubans in late May.[11] He finished the season with a .236 batting average and 12 home runs in 146 games.[1]

Due to Micelotta's "very mediocre" hitting and being unable to help the Phillies as a result, he remained with Miami for the 1957 season.

Dominican Winter League.[14] His performances that season included a triple late in a game against the Richmond Virginians to win it, 3–2, and a walk-off home run against the Montreal Royals to win that game, 2–1.[15][16] He finished the season with a .201 batting average in 127 games played.[1]

After the season ended, Micelotta was released from the Marlins, and he joined the Birmingham Barons, a Detroit Tigers affiliate in the Southern Association, where he spent the final three seasons of his professional career. In 1959, Micelotta played in all 154 games for Birmingham and had a batting average of .239, as well as career highs in stolen bases (10) and strikeouts (117).[1] The following season, Micelotta was named to the Southern Association All-Star Team alongside fellow Barons Stan Palys and Ron Nischwitz.[17] He finished the season with a .253 batting average in 150 games and career highs in home runs (20) and runs batted in (87).[1]

Micelotta's comeback season in 1960 resulted in the Detroit Tigers bringing him into spring training as someone who could serve as a utility infielder on the major league roster.

third base.[1]

Later life and death

After retiring from baseball, Micelotta worked in the carpet business in New York, then later moved to Greenacres, Florida.[20] Micelotta died in Henderson, Nevada on October 9, 2022, at the age of 93.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Mickey Micelotta Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. Schenectady Gazette
    . June 29, 1950. p. 30.
  3. ^ a b "Training Camp Briefs". The Day. February 26, 1954. p. 12.
  4. The Hartford Courant
    . September 27, 1953. p. C7.
  5. Wilmington Star
    . March 21, 1954. p. 36.
  6. ^ a b c "Mickey Micelotta Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "3 Ex-Jays to Syracuse". Schenectady Gazette. April 19, 1955. p. 20.
  8. ^
    Gettysburg Times
    . August 13, 1955. p. 5.
  9. The Milwaukee Journal. February 1, 1956. p. 19.[permanent dead link
    ]
  10. ^ "Curt Simmons Key To Phils' Pennant Bid". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. March 30, 1956. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Wild Pitches". The Miami News. May 30, 1956. p. 15A.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Anderson, Norris (February 21, 1957). "Sports Today". The Miami News. p. 13A.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Anderson, Norris (September 22, 1957). "Sports Today". The Miami News. p. 2B.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Anderson, Norris (March 14, 1958). "Marlins Running One Day Early". The Miami News. p. 2C.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Marlins Win 2 Games". The Miami News. July 5, 1958. p. 2B.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Fitzgerald, Tommy (July 23, 1958). "Micelotta Hero With Homer: Royals To Face Hacker Tonight". The Miami News. p. 2D.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Seven Players Unanimous on SA All-Stars". TimesDaily. July 23, 1960. p. 8.
  18. Lakeland Ledger
    . February 9, 1963. p. 11.
  19. ^ Hagen, Ross M. (May 16, 1961). "Nashville Wins Slugging Match From Shreveport". TimesDaily. p. 5.
  20. ISBN 9780786446889
    .
  21. ^ "Mickey Micelotta". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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