Jack Kubiszyn
Jack Kubiszyn | |||
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Shortstop/Third baseman | |||
Born: Buffalo, New York | December 19, 1936|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 23, 1961, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 30, 1962, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .188 | ||
Home runs | 1 | ||
Runs batted in | 2 | ||
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John Henry Kubiszyn (born December 19, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, he appeared in the Major League for parts of two seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1961–1962), playing in 25 games both seasons. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Kubiszyn was a two-sport star at the University of Alabama in the 1950s. A three-year basketball guard from 1956–1958, he was a member of Johnny Dee's famed "Rocket 8" teams.[1] During his junior season in 1957, Kubiszyn averaged 24.6 points per game, a school record that still stands today. In 1958, he was named All-American.[2] Kubiszyn's three-year Crimson Tide baseball career at shortstop spanned the 1956–1958 seasons. Playing for coach Tilden Campbell, he finished with a .300 batting average.[3]
His professional baseball career extended from 1958–1964. During his two trials with the Indians, he collected 19 hits, with two doubles, in 101 at bats. Highlights included a three-hit game in four at bats against the Minnesota Twins' Camilo Pascual on September 17, 1961, and his only Major-League home run, hit off Bill Fischer of the Kansas City Athletics on August 3, 1962 — the winning blow in a 1–0 Cleveland victory.[4]
Jack Kubiszyn settled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, after leaving baseball, where he founded an insurance agency and served on the city council during the 1990s.[5] The book "Portrait of a Franchise: An Intimate Look at Cleveland Indians Baseball During the Rockin' Sixties" includes a detailed account of Kubiszyn's baseball career and post-baseball activities.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference