Born in Corona, New York, Micelotta made his professional debut in 1947 at the age of 18 and played for two different teams that year.
Micelotta moved to the Schenectady Blue Jays of the Canadian-American League the following season, where he had a three-hit game against the Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers, which the Blue Jays won, 8-7 [REF].