(2) BART ZELLER INDEX CARD SIGNED 1970 ST LOUIS CARDINALS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED

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(2) BART ZELLER INDEX CARD SIGNED 1970 ST LOUIS CARDINALS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED
Barton Wallace Zeller
(born July 22, 1941) is a former
professional baseball
catcher
. He played one game in
Major League Baseball
in 1970 for the
St. Louis Cardinals
. He recently served as manager of the
Joliet Slammers
of the
Frontier League
but was released on September 10, 2012.
Zeller was signed by the Cardinals in 1963 and spent four years in the Cardinals' farm system. After missing the 1967 season, he spent 1968 and 1969 with the
Lewiston Broncs
and
Arkansas Travelers
, respectively. Zeller played in his only major league game on May 21, 1970, against the
Philadelphia Phillies
. He was inserted to catch the bottom of the ninth inning. Zeller never had a
plate appearance
, but was credited with one put out, on
Billy McCool
's
strikeout
of
Jim Hutto
. Zeller batted and threw right-handed. His jersey number was 29. At the time of play he was 6 ft 1 in tall and weighed 185 lb.
Zeller was released as an active player by the Cardinals on June 8, but stayed on as a coach for the balance of the 1970 season. He played in the minors in 1971 in the
Milwaukee Brewers
and
New York Yankees
organizations.
Zeller was the hitting coach/third base coach for the
Southern Illinois Miners
of the
Frontier League
, an independent baseball league. Zeller began working for the Miners in their inaugural 2007 season. Before coming to the Miners, Zeller spent two seasons with the
Sioux Falls Canaries
as a bench coach. Zeller was named as the first manager of Slammers in January 2011.
Zeller managed the
Washington Wild Things
of the
Frontier League
in 2013 and 2014.