Bart Zeller

Barton Wallace Zeller (born July 22, 1941) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He played one game in Major League Baseball in 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Zeller grew up in the Chicago Southland and attended Rich Township High School. After high school he played college baseball and college basketball as a freshman at the University of Arizona for the Wildcats. He later transferred to Eastern Illinois where he excelled in both baseball and football.

Zeller was a 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 and stayed with the team through the 2010 season.

Zeller was hired as manager of the Joliet Slammers in 2011 and was let go after the 2012 season. He was then hired as bench coach of the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League in 2013 and promoted to manager mid-season after the resignation of Chris Bando. He resigned as manager during the 2014 season citing health reasons.

In 2018, he served as bench coach of the Martinez Clippers of the Pacific Association. In 2019, he returned to the American Association to serve as pitching coach for the Milwaukee Milkmen in their inaugural season.