Mike Bacsik (right-handed pitcher)

This article is about the MLB pitcher who was active in the 1970s and '80s. For his son, an MLB pitcher in the 2000s, see Mike Bacsik (left-handed pitcher)
Mike Bacsik
Pitcher
Born: April 1, 1952
Dallas, Texas
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 1975 for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
August 9, 1980 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Win–loss record 8–6
Earned run average 4.43
Strikeouts 77
Teams

Michael James Bacsik (/ˈbæsɨk/; born April 1, 1952), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played most of his career with the Minnesota Twins. Previously, he played with the Texas Rangers, and was invited to spring training with the Seattle Mariners in 1981, but did not make the roster.

Bacsik was one of 30 pitchers who pitched to Hank Aaron while Aaron was on 755 home runs, in 1976. Coincidentally, his son, Mike Bacsik, pitched to Barry Bonds when Bonds was on 755 home runs. Aaron went 1 for 2 against the elder Bacsik with a single; Bonds went 3 for 3 against the younger Bacsik with a double, a single and the record-breaking home run. The younger Bacsik would comment, in 2007, "If my dad had been gracious enough to let Hank Aaron hit a home run, we both would have given up 756."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pitcher's father faced Hank, Associated Press August 8, 2007, Lexington Herald-Leader p B5.

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