Alex Konikowski

Alex Konikowski
Alex Konikowski
	Pitcher
	Born: June 8, 1928; Throop, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: September 27, 1997 (aged 69); Seymour, Connecticut, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 16, 1948, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	July 29, 1954, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	2–3
Earned run average	6.93
Innings pitched	49+1⁄3
Teams
	New York Giants (1948; 1951; 1954);

Alexander James Konikowski (June 8, 1928 – September 27, 1997) was an American

New York Giants of Major League Baseball over three seasons (1948; 1951; 1954). Born in Throop, Pennsylvania

, Konikowski stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 187 pounds (85 kg).

Konikowski signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 during World War II, and spent all but 11 games of his 310-game

decisions that year. He was credited with his only big league save that season, on July 31, as he preserved a 14–9 win for Larry Jansen against the Chicago Cubs.^[3]

Although he appeared in only three Major League games in 1951 and ten more in 1954, those were important years for the Giants, as they captured the NL pennant each season. Konikowski was recalled from the Triple-A Ottawa Giants in September 1951 and hurled four scoreless innings in three late-season games — all rare Giant losses during their famous surge that forced a three-game championship playoff with their archrivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers. He also pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Game 5 of the 1951 World Series, a 13–1 Giant defeat, although one out was recorded when the New York Yankees' Gene Woodling tried to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park home run.^[4]

Konikowski missed 1952 and 1953 while serving in the military during the

Cincinnati Redlegs.^[5]

He got into only one more MLB game before finishing his career in the minors.

As a Major Leaguer, Konikowski allowed 58

strikeouts

.