Jack Kralick
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John Francis Kralick (born June 1, 1935), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959-1967. He participated in 235 games in the course of an eight-year career that included stints with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. During that time, he participated in 67 wins and 65 losses, accumulating a record of 668 strikeouts, with an ERA of 3.56.
Kralick was born in Youngstown, Ohio, an industrial town with a strong amateur baseball tradition, and went on to attend Michigan State University.
[edit] Professional debut
Kralick made his professional debut with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins on April 15, 1959. On August 20, 1961, he participated in the most recent of the six major league games in which two pitchers hit a home run for the same team. The pitchers in question were Kralick and Al Scholl. Then, on August 26, 1962, he no-hit the Kansas City Athletics 1-0, the first by the franchise in its Minnesota Twin history (the team had moved from Washington, D.C after the 1960 season). He had retired 25 consecutive batters before a walk to the 26th (George Alusik) spoiled his bid for a perfect game.
[edit] Later career
On May 2, 1963, Kralick was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Perry. Kralick was an All-Star in 1964. He gave up Ken Hamlin's 11th and last major league home run at D.C. Stadium, on June 19, 1966. He played the final game of his major league career on April 23, 1967.
