1947
Born July 25, 1947
Seattle, WA, USA
Mick Kelleher Notable
b. July 25, 1947 · St. Louis Cardinals 1972–1973, 1975, Houston Astros 1974, Chicago Cubs 1976–1980, Detroit Tigers 1981–1982, California Angels 1982
Mick Kelleher played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972 and closing with the California Angels in 1982. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1976 to 1980.
Across 622 games he batted .213, with 230 hits and 108 runs. He finished with 32 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 283 games at shortstop, with 652 assists and 25 errors. He turned 114 double plays. He also played 169 games at third base and 160 games at second base.
He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on July 25, 1947. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | STL | 23 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .159 |
| 1973 | STL | 43 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .184 |
| 1974 | HOU | 19 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .158 |
| 1975 | STL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | CHC | 124 | 337 | 28 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 32 | 0 | .228 |
| 1977 | CHC | 63 | 122 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .230 |
| 1978 | CHC | 68 | 95 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | .253 |
| 1979 | CHC | 73 | 142 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .254 |
| 1980 | CHC | 105 | 96 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | .146 |
| 1981 | DET | 61 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .221 |
| 1982 | CAL/DET | 36 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .160 |
| Career | — | 622 | 1081 | 108 | 230 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 74 | 133 | 9 | .213 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Major-league debut: Mick Kelleher
Mick Kelleher made a major-league debut on September 1, 1972.
1982
Final major-league game: Mick Kelleher
Mick Kelleher played a final major-league game on October 3, 1982.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0