George Yankowski
| George Yankowski | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: November 19, 1922 Cambridge, Massachusetts | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 17, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 28, 1946, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .161 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| RBI | 4 | ||
| Teams | |||
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George Edward Yankowski (born November 19, 1922) is a former professional baseball player. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in six games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 season and twelve games for the Chicago White Sox in 1946, primarily as a catcher. Yankowski served in the United States Army as a sniper during World War II, including fighting at the Battle of the Bulge.[1]
References
- ↑ Bedingfield, Gary. "Those Who Served". Baseball in Wartime. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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