John Kiely (baseball)
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=John Kiely
|position=Pitcher
|image=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1964|10|4}}
|birth_place=Boston, Massachusetts
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=July 26
|debutyear={{mlby|1991}}
|debutteam=Detroit Tigers
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 2
|finalyear={{mlby|1993}}
|finalteam=Detroit Tigers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=4–5
|stat2label=ERA
|stat2value=4.17
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=24
|teams=
- Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1993}})
}}
John Francis Kiely (born October 4, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers from {{mlby|1991}} to {{mlby|1993}}.
Biography
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Kiely attended Brockton High School and Bridgewater State College. In 1987, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}
Kiely signed with the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1987 and made his major league debut for Detroit in 1991. He enjoyed his most productive season in 1992 when he posted a 4–2 record with a 2.13 ERA over 39 appearances for the Tigers.
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Boston
Category:Bridgewater State Bears baseball players
Category:Detroit Tigers players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
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Category:Lakeland Tigers players
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Category:Toledo Mud Hens players
Category:Brockton High School alumni
Category:Baseball players from Brockton, Massachusetts
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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