Mike Kelly (baseball, born 1896)

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Mike Kelly
Bernard mike kelly.jpg
Catcher
Born: (1896-05-01)May 1, 1896
Indianapolis, Indiana
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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
  • St Mary's (1916)
  • South Bend/Peoria Benders/Distillers (1917)
  • Toledo (1918 – 1920)
  • Spartanburg Pioneers (1921)
  • Spartanburg Spartans (1922 – 1929)

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

Career

Player

Kelly mading his playing debut in 1916 for St Mary's in the Interstate League. He played the one season there before moving in 1917 to the Central League team South Bend/Peoria Benders/Distillers. He again lasted the one year before moving to Toledo in the American Association. He played at Toledo until 1920.[1]

Player/Manager

In 1921 Kelly began his management career at the Spartanburg Pioneers while still a player.[1][2]

A year later Kelly he moved to the Spartanburg Spartans in the South Atlantic League and between 1922 and 1929 Kelly played and managed the Spartans where he won a league championship in 1925.[1][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.[2]

Kelly managed the Jersey City Skeeters in 1933.[2][4]

In 1934 he moved to the Chicago Cubs where he served as a coach.[2][5][6]

Between 1936 and 1937 Kelly managed the Syracuse Chiefs.[2][7]

He later coached with the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.[2][8][9][10]

In 1944 he managed the Indianapolis Indians in the American Association.[2]

Scout

Between 1948 and 1950 he was a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]

References

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