Mike Gazella

Mike Gazella
Infielder
Born: October 13, 1895(1895-10-13) Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Died: September 11, 1978(1978-09-11) (aged 82) Odessa, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1923 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1928 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Batting average	.241
Hits	86
Runs batted in	32
Teams
New York Yankees (1923;1926-1928)
Career highlights and awards
American League champion, 1926 World Series champion 1923, 1927, 1928

Michael Gazella (October 13, 1895 - September 11, 1978) was an American major league baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s.^[1]

Born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania,^[2] Gazella played football as well as baseball at Lafayette College and Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.^[3] In 1923, he was signed by New York and played in eight games for the Yankees that season. Consigned to the minor leagues in 1924 and 1925, he played for teams in Minneapolis and Atlanta before rejoining New York in the 1926 season as a utility infielder, usually playing third base.

The Yankees played in the World Series every year Gazella was on the team, winning three. However, Gazella played in only the 1926 Series, in which the Yankees lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.

After retiring, Gazella managed the Ponca City Angels^[4] of the Western Association and the Moline Plowboys of the Three-I League, as well as scouted for the Yankees.

Gazella died in an automobile accident in Odessa, Texas on September 11, 1978.

References

1. ^ Smelser, Marshall (1993). The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography. University of Nebraska Press. p. 328. ISBN 080329218X. 
2. ^ Kashatus, William C. (2002). Diamonds in the Coalfields: 21 Remarkable Baseball Players, Managers, and Umpires from Northeast Pennsylvania. McFarland & Company. p. 97. ISBN 0786411767. 
3. ^ Beverage, Richard E. (2005). The Hollywood Stars. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 0738530565. 
4. ^ Cleve, Craig Allen (2004). Hardball on the Home Front: Major League Replacement Players of World War II. McFarland & Company. p. 39. ISBN 0786418974. 

External links

• Mike Gazella career statistics
• Mike Gazella at Baseball Reference

Persondata
Name	Gazella, Mike
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 13, 1895
Place of birth	Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Date of death	September 11, 1978
Place of death	Odessa, Texas