The below listed pages meet the criteria you searched for, however, we might have even more than these. First created by legendary sportswriter bert randolph sugar, and now. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. George vukovich historical records and family trees. Welcome to the george vukovich biography by baseball database. Peterson attended arlington high school in arlington heights, illinois. Baseball almanac researches the all time intentional base on balls leaders and lists the top onethousand in baseball history. Pirates gm neal huntington is making it clear with his betweenthelines statements that hes willing to trade andrew mccutchen the sporting news given the pirates circumstances as a perennial laughingstock and that mccutchen would have to be just as overwhelmed to stay longterm as the pirates would be to. Gary waslewski woke in his peabody, massachusetts apartment on the morning of october 11, 1967 as the starting pitcher in game six of the world series.
John vukovich, a former major league player, manager and coach, died on march 8, 2007 in philadelphia, pa. George vukovich every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1985. In order to determine the division champions, major league baseball decided that. If chess is a simple game of complicated moves and checkers is a complicated game of simple moves, men at work is a complicated book about a simple game while moneyball is a simple book about a complicated. George vukovich trades and transactions by baseball almanac. George vukovich page at the bullpen wiki view splits adjusted to be per 162 games or 650 pas runs, stolen bases and caught stealing are calculated from the point of view of the player as the baserunner in a given situation rather than as the batter. Find george vuckovichs phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Get the latest updated stats for cleveland indians center fielder george vukovich on. Subscribe to george vukovich baseball online price guide and get the latest and. Baseball almanac search results you can look it up in baseball almanac. The vukovich family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1911 and 1920. He had been suffering from issues relating to an inoperable brain tumor. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The players on the phillies 1980 roster were warren brusstar, marty bystrom, steve carlton, larry christenson, mark davis, nino espinosa, lerrin lagrow, dan larson.
Until march 27, well be counting down the 50 greatest phillies games of the last 50 years. Try searching for player names, team rosters, baseball terms, quotes, record, and other baseball related expressions. He was born in chicago vukovich attended college at southern illinois university. A baseball player encyclopedia vache to vukovich baseball almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of every major league player whose last name falls between the names above.
The first half paragraph in the 12paragraph introduction reads as follows. John christopher vukovich july 31, 1947 march 8, 2007, nicknamed vuk or johnny vuk. Abstracts from the abstracts the baseball analysts. George vukovich was a major league baseball player mlb who made his mlb debut in 198004. This george vukovich baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that george vukovich has appeared on, in chronological order. Vukovich is also known for recording the lowest career mlb batting average ba. Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular player that you would like to see here. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover georges. Fortunately, for baseball fans, the 1980s opened with an exciting season that preceded the looming drama of the next few years. Intentional base on balls all time leaders on baseball almanac. Vukovich was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april, 1980, with the philadelphia phillies. The george vukovich division series stats seen below include his division series yearbyyear hitting stats, division series fielding stats, and division series pitching stats where applicable.
Vukovich hit a gamewinning, pinchhit home run in the 10th inning of the phillies 65 victory over the expos in game 4 of the national league division series in 1981. George vukovich 1910 wisconsin george vukovich in 1920 united states federal census george vukovich was born circa 1910, at birth place, wisconsin, to john vukovich and mary vukovich. Fritz peterson first row, far left, with glasses on the arlington high school baseball team during his senior year. Pennsylvania had the highest population of vukovich families in 1920.
That pop was on display in hitters navys contest against wisconsin impact on saturday afternoon, when vukovich turned around an 02 fastball on the outer half and casually smashed it over the right field. In addition to the sources listed in the notes, the author consulted. Gary waslewski society for american baseball research. Utsa rewrote the record book yet again in 2009, setting new program standards for batting. Matt sims, p southland commissioners honor roll tommy vukovich, of southland. Dallas green has seen it all in his sixty year involvement with major league baseball, and with the release of his autobiography, the mouth that roared. Find the collection of john vukovich sports cards online at. In addition to the 2012 baseball almanac, media members may check utsas official. Schmidt was a twelvetime allstar and a threetime winner of the national league nl most valuable player award mvp, and he was known for his combination. Organize and price your collections as we offer instant access to the worlds leading trading card and collectibles databases, including baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, nonsports cards, gaming cards and more. Philadelphia phillies project gutenberg selfpublishing. George vukovich was born on june 24, 1956 in chicago, illinois, usa as george stephen vukovich. The work is a nonfiction baseball book that combines elements of humor, anecdotal storytelling, odd lists and historical trivia. Daniel takes readers through a complex journey that was the 1980 baseball season in his new book, phinally the phillies, the royals and the 1980 baseball season that almost wasnt mcfarland.
Original quote is front and center on the cover of the book. View the profiles of professionals named george vukovich on linkedin. Born in haverhill, massachusetts, he threw and batted righthanded, stood 6 feet 2 inches 1. This was about 15% of all the recorded vukovich s in the usa. Buy john vukovich cards online john vukovich baseball price. An infielder and native of denver, colorado, myatt came by three nicknames. Peter dennis vuckovich vookohvich born october 27, 1952 is a retired serbianamerican starting pitcher in major league baseball who came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 64 1. George dallas green august 4, 1934 march 22, 2017 was an american professional baseball pitcher, manager, scout and executive in major league baseball mlb. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring.
He had been diagnosed with a brain tumor during the 2001 season. All professional baseball statistics for george vukovich. George vukovich deputy division director argonne national. George vukovich appeared in 78 major league games during the 1980 regular season. Included below are major league baseball player biographies, years played, an autographed baseball card notation yyes, an address envelope, and hof. Lifers are men you would not recognize if they werent wearing turf shoes or carrying around a fungo bat. The phillies beat the atlanta braves in the 1993 national league championship series, four games to two, to earn the fifth pennant in franchise history, only to be defeated by the defending league champion toronto blue jays in the 1993 world series. Trivia 1 outfielder for the philadelphia phillies 19801982 and cleveland indians 19831985.
George vukovich was born on sunday, june 24, 1956, in chicago, illinois. The leading destination for sports card and collectible enthusiasts. Men at work appears on more than one top 20 or 25 baseball books lists. John vukovich society for american baseball research. Michael jack schmidt born september 27, 1949 is an american former professional baseball third baseman who played 18 seasons in major league baseball mlb for the philadelphia phillies. Prior to 1969, the pennant winner was determined by the best wonloss record at. In 1920 there were 19 vukovich families living in pennsylvania. George vukovich society for american baseball research. The absolutely, positively, and part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembledall verified for accuracy by the baseball hall of fame. The book is full of famous baseball truths handed down over the years that come unraveled when the facts are revealed. There are 6 professionals named george vukovich, who use linkedin to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Ive probably read 2025 nonfiction baseball books, and it would fall into the bottom 20% for me.
John christopher vukovich was born on july 31, 1947, in sacramento, california, to john and lena vukovich. He played in parts of ten seasons between 1970 and 1981 for the phillies, cincinnati reds, and milwaukee brewers. Its a compilation of many many catalogs including the model numbers, original prices by year and make. He played big league baseball for the philadelphia phillies, washington senators and new york mets, from 1960 through 1967. The shortlived glory of montreals team 19771984 jefferson, north carolina. And george and john vukovich played on the same phillies team in the early 80s. Michael james ryan born november 25, 1941 is an american former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager. George edward myatt june 14, 1914 september 14, 2000 was an american major and minor league baseball player, coach, and manager. Who was on the philaelphia phillies 1980 roster answers.
The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Larry richard christenson born november 10, 1953, nicknamed l. Of all the stuff ive bought from joe, i use the catalog source book the most. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. George vukovichevery home run hit or allowed by player including opponent, date, runners on, inning, score, and a complete summary of all home runs. Subscribe to john vukovich baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards from different. Sure, we just wanted to let you know that the 7 day subscription term is exclusively designed for you and not available at our regular pricing. He was the number two pitcher on his high school team, behind gene dahlquist, who went on to play college football at the university of arizona and. George vukovich baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. The 1993 phillies started the season by going 175 in april and finishing with a 9765 season.
Prior to 1969, the pennant winner was determined by the best wonloss record at the end of the regular season. Vukovich earned some national headlines this summer for harnessing some of the best righthanded power of any prep prospect in the country. My six outspoken decades in baseball, green holds back very little when detailing his time in between the lines. View george vukovichs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Join facebook to connect with george vuckovich and others you may know. Join facebook to connect with george vukovich and others you may know. Sep 11, 20 and george and john vukovich played on the same phillies team in the early 80s. George stephen vukovich june 24, 1956 is a former right fielder in major league baseball who played for the philadelphia phillies and cleveland indians in all or part of six seasons from 19801985. Lists and lore, stories and stats, cincinnati, ohio. Vuckovich was drafted by the chicago white sox in 1974. George vukovich league championship series stats by baseball almanac the league championship series determines who wins the league pennant and advances to the world series. George vukovich was an major league baseball player who was born on june 24, 1956.
George vuckovichs phone number, email, address spokeo. Find the collection of george vukovich sports cards online at beckett. Martin eugene bystrom born july 26, 1958, is an american former professional baseball pitcher in major league baseball, who played for the philadelphia. If you prefer intense immersion in baseball techniques, history, and statistics to reading a good nonfiction baseball book, then men at work will find a place on your top 25 list as well. Posts about george vukovich written by paul lebowitz. He played in major league baseball mlb as a catcher for the boston red sox 196467, philadelphia phillies 196873 and pittsburgh pirates 1974. I was reading the papers that morning, and one guy wrote that gary waslewski has as much chance of winning as custer had of beating the indians, waslewski said. George vukovich hit into a fielders choice that forced rose at. Also, my personal favorite remake glove is the nokona g57 carl erskine. Vukovich, not to be confused with either the late john vukovich or cy young winner pete vuckovich, was mostly a journeyman outfielder whose brief career lasted from 1980 to 1985. John christopher vukovich july 31, 1947 march 8, 2007, nicknamed vuk or johnny vuk, was an american professional baseball utility infielder, manager, and coach in major league baseball mlb, best known for his years with the philadelphia phillies. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry.
A baseball card checklist for george vukovich that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. That book focuses on wrigley field and the chicago cubs. George wills book on baseball was quite obviously the blueprint for michael lewis later effort, moneyball. The baseball almanac a great online resource for player and team stats. Before making it to the big league, george vukovich played college ball for southern illinois. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games vukovich appeared in, specifically relating to his 1980 hitting statistics. The first book inspired a sequel, released march 16, 2010 by fingers and ritter.
In this card, we see trammell standing at second base, waiting to make a play on george vukovich, an outfielder with the indians. The most vukovich families were found in the usa in 1920. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. After high school, he received a contract offer from the kansas city royals, but chose, instead, to attended notre dame on a basketball scholarship. The george vukovich trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where george vukovich has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.
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