Van Kelly

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Van Kelly

|position=Third baseman

|image=

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1946|3|18|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 13

|debutyear=1969

|debutteam=San Diego Padres

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 12

|finalyear=1970

|finalteam=San Diego Padres

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.221

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=4

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=24

|teams=

• San Diego Padres ({{by|1969}}–{{by|1970}})

}}

Van Howard Kelly (born March 18, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played for the San Diego Padres of the National League. Kelly only played in the 1969 and 1970 baseball seasons. In 111 games over two years, Kelly had 66 hits in 298 at-bats. He also hit 4 home runs and had a .221 batting average. Kelly was also the manager of the 1975 Lethbridge Expos of the Pioneer Baseball League.