John Kelly (kellyjo03)

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John Kelly

Bats , Throws Left
Height , Weight lb.
Born Long Island, NY
Died

John Kelly pitched seven years, two in the minors (1948-1949) and five in the independent ManDak & Minnesota Leagues. He pitched with Minot in 1952 and 1953 and Granum in 1954. He was featured in a 2000 piece on the 1950 Minnesota champion Fergus Falls Red Sox. He was a product of Long Island, New York. After he left the Navy, he played in the West Texas-New Mexico Class C league and Canadian-American League. Later he was employed by the city water and light department. (Note: Kelly, a lefthander, was the top pitcher during the summer of 1950, compiling an amazing record of 22-2 and pitching 195 innings. He had an ERA of 1.62, struck out 207 batters and threw 8 shutouts!) (Fergus Falls Daily Journal, September, 1950)