Bill Kelso
Encyclopedia
William Eugene Kelso was an American
professional baseball
player who played four seasons for the Los Angeles/California Angels
and Cincinnati Reds
of Major League Baseball
.
He was traded to the Angels and spent parts of three seasons with LA during 1964-67. He pitched for Cincinnati in 1968 and ended his playing career with a 12-5 record.
Kelso scouted for teams including the Angels, Phillies and Astros. Notable finds included former Phillies outfielder Bobby Dernier and current Astros first baseman Lance Berkman and pitcher Roy Oswalt.
A multisport athlete at North Kansas City High School playing on the 1957 basketball team that lost to St. Charles in the Missouri state finals he was also a member of amateur baseball’s Ban Johnson League Hall of Fame.
Kelso’s pizza parlor in Liberty was a popular hangout for Chiefs players when the football team was in training at William Jewell College.
He also coached the Ironman baseball team in Kansas City, MO
Kelso died in North Kansas City, Missouri
on May 11, 2009.
United States
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professional baseball
Professional baseball
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player who played four seasons for the Los Angeles/California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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and Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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.
He was traded to the Angels and spent parts of three seasons with LA during 1964-67. He pitched for Cincinnati in 1968 and ended his playing career with a 12-5 record.
Kelso scouted for teams including the Angels, Phillies and Astros. Notable finds included former Phillies outfielder Bobby Dernier and current Astros first baseman Lance Berkman and pitcher Roy Oswalt.
A multisport athlete at North Kansas City High School playing on the 1957 basketball team that lost to St. Charles in the Missouri state finals he was also a member of amateur baseball’s Ban Johnson League Hall of Fame.
Kelso’s pizza parlor in Liberty was a popular hangout for Chiefs players when the football team was in training at William Jewell College.
He also coached the Ironman baseball team in Kansas City, MO
Kelso died in North Kansas City, Missouri
North Kansas City, Missouri
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States and is an independent municipality that is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,714 as of the 2000 census but a large business/industrial base swells the daytime population by thousands more...
on May 11, 2009.