John Stedronsky

John Stedronsky
John Stedronsky
	Third Baseman
	Born: June 12, 1850; Austrian Empire
	Died: May 11, 1924 (aged 73); Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	September 25, 1879, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
	1879, for the Chicago White Stockings
MLB statistics
Batting average	.083
Hits	1
Runs	0
Teams
	Chicago White Stockings (1879);

John Stedronsky (June 12, 1850 – May 11, 1924) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1879 Chicago White Stockings. He was the first Austrian in the history of Major League Baseball.

Stedronsky was born in Czechoslovakia on June 12, 1850, and his family emigrated to the United Statets in 1852. He married and had five children. Stedronsky suffered a stroke and died on May 11, 1924. He was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1]

External links

↑ Chambers, Gail (Spring 2016). "Professional Baseball Players Buried in Woodland Cemetery" (PDF). Woodland Guardian. pp. 10–11. Retrieved April 17, 2017.

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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[chambersbaseball-1] Chambers, Gail (Spring 2016). "Professional Baseball Players Buried in Woodland Cemetery" (PDF). Woodland Guardian. pp. 10–11. Retrieved April 17, 2017.