Tom Kelly (baseball)
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| First baseman, Manager | |||
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Born: August 15, 1950 Graceville, Minnesota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 11, 1975, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 11, 1975, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .181 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 11 | ||
| Games managed | 2,384 | ||
| Win–loss record | 1,140-1,244 | ||
| Winning % | .478 | ||
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Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950) is the former manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team from 1986 to 2001. Currently, he serves as a Special Assistant to the General Manager for the Twins.
Kelly grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey and attended St. Mary's High School in nearby South Amboy.
Kelly was drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 8th round of the 1968 Major League Baseball draft. After three unspectacular years in the Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers organization, he was given his unconditional release on 6 April 1971. On 28 April 1971, Kelly was signed as a minor league free agent by the Twins and sent to the AA Charlotte Hornets in the South Atlantic League. From 1972 through 1975, Kelly would spend most of his playing time at AAA Tacoma Twins in the Pacific Coast League, splitting time between first base and the corner outfield positions. After starting the 1975 season again in Tacoma, Kelly was called up to the big club and would make his major league debut on 11 May 1975. Kelly would play in 49 games with the Twins over the 1975 season while seeing playing time at first base and the outfield. Prior to the start of the 1976 season, Kelly was purchased from the Twins by the Baltimore Orioles and assigned to Rochester Red Wings; he would not return to the major leagues. In 1977, he returned to the Twins organization and AAA Tacoma – this time as a player-manager. In 1978, Kelly played for the Twins new AAA affiliate, the Toledo Mudhens, spending his last year as a full-time player.
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