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

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
  • St Mary's (1916) (IL)
  • South Bend/Peoria Benders/Distillers (1917) (AA)
  • Toledo (1918–1920) (SAL)
  • Spartanburg Pioneers (1921) (SAL)
  • Spartanburg Spartans (1922–1929) (SAL)

As a coach in MLB[1]

  • Chicago White Sox (1930–1931)
  • Chicago Cubs (1934)
  • Boston Bees (1938–1939)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1941)

Career



Player


Kelly mading 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


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 Indianapolis Indians in 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. "Mike Kelly". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  3. "White Sox Coaches". Chicago White Sox. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  4. "Jersey City Picks Kelly". New York Times. March 25, 1933.
  5. "Cubs Coaches". Chicago Cubs. 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.


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