George Vukovich
| George Vukovich | |||
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| Right fielder | |||
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Born: June 24, 1956 Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1980, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 6, 1985, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 27 | ||
| Runs batted in | 203 | ||
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George Stephen Vukovich (June 24, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois), is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors from 1980 to 1985 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians. He also played two seasons in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 1986 and 1987.
Vukovich was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. He made his major league debut as a pinch hitter on April 13, 1980, against the Montreal Expos. Following the 1982 season he was traded (with Jay Baller, Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, and Jerry Willard) to the Cleveland Indians for Von Hayes.
Vukovich attended college at Southern Illinois University where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.[1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Appeared as a guest on BaD Radio on KTCK Sports Radio 1310/96.7 in Dallas/Fort Worth on March 3, 2014 as part of the Dan McDowell Birthday Show
References
- ↑ The Signet of Phi Sigma Kappa: The Boys of Summer, Summer 2012, pp. Vol CIII, No. 3, pg 13, retrieved 2014-01-04
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