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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)