John Felske

John Felske
Felske in 1973
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1942-05-30) May 30, 1942 (age 82)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 1968, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1973, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average.135
Home runs1
Runs batted in9
Managerial record190–194
Teams
As player
As manager
As coach

John Frederick Felske (born May 30, 1942) is an American former professional baseball catcher, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Felske reached the big leagues as a player with the Chicago Cubs (1968) and Milwaukee Brewers (19721973). Most notably, he was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, where he achieved a record of 190 victories and 194 defeats (.495), across all or part of three seasons (19851986 and the first 61 games of 1987), before being succeeded by Lee Elia.