Mickey Keliher Explained

Mickey Keliher
Position:First baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:11 January 1890
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 9
Debutyear:1911
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 9
Finalyear:1912
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.000
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:0
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Maurice Michael Keliher (January 11, 1890 – September 7, 1930) was a professional baseball first baseman. He played in three games for the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates and in 2 games for the 1912 Pirates. In 7 at-bats he never recorded a Major League hit.

He began his professional career in 1910 with Petersburg and Portsmouth of the Virginia League. After his major league appearances he continued to play in the minor leagues. He spent the last four years of his minor career (1926–1929) with the class D Blue Ridge League. In 1926, he led the Blue Ridge League with a .370 batting average.[1] He was later a player/manager for the Chambersburg Maroons (1927–1928) and Hagerstown Hubs (1929).

In 1930, Keliher was killed in a car accident in Washington, D.C. Murder charges were filed against two men after witnesses stated they saw Keliher be thrown out of the car before the collision.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2007. Baseball America. 302.
  2. News: September 8, 1930 . Popular Ball Player Killed by Companions . Covington Virginian .