Mike Konnick

Mike Kozicky
Catcher / Shortstop
Born: (1889-01-13)January 13, 1889
Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
Died: July 9, 1971(1971-07-09) (aged 82)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 3, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 24, 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
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Michael Aloysius Kozicky (January 13, 1889, in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania – July 9, 1971, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) was a major league baseball player and scout and a minor league manager.

Biography

Kozicky had a very brief major league career with the Cincinnati Reds. During the 1909 season, he was called up for two games and was used as a catcher. In the 1910 campaign, he saw action in a single game as a shortstop. In total, Kozicky had two hits in eight at bats for the major league club with a double, a run batted in and a walk.

Kozicky had a long minor league career with his best seasons coming at Reading. Playing first base for the Reading Coal Barons of the International League in 1919, he had a .335 batting average for the season. The newly renamed Reading Marines of 1920 were helped by Kozicky's stellar campaign. Now playing as a catcher, he hit .336 with 94 runs, 33 doubles, 11 triples, 22 home runs and a .575 slugging percentage.

Kozicky did some managing later in his minor league career including stints with the Virginia League Kinston Eagles and the New York–Penn League Binghamton Triplets.

Kozicky was a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1961 to 1971.