Mike Kelly (baseball, born 1896)

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Mike Kelly
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

Player

Kelly made his playing debut in 1916 for St Mary's in the

American Association. He played at Toledo until 1920.[2]

Player/manager

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

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

American Association.[citation needed
]

Scout

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

References

  1. ^ Page at Retrosheet
  2. ^ a b c "Mike Kelly". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  3. ^ "White Sox Coaches". Chicago White Sox. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  4. New York Times
    . March 25, 1933.
  5. New York Times
    . November 18, 1933.
  6. New York Times
    . July 11, 1936.
  7. ISBN 1-56639-384-1
    .
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