Bots Nekola
| Bots Nekola | |
|---|---|
New York City | |
| Died: March 11, 1987 (aged 80) Rockville Centre, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 19, 1929, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 30, 1933, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 5.85 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
Francis Joseph "Bots" Nekola (December 10, 1906 – March 11, 1987) was an
left-handed pitcher who appeared in 11 games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1929) and Detroit Tigers (1933
). He stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Nekola attended
minor league
appearance the following season, and his career would continue in the minors through 1938, interrupted only by a two-game trial with the 1933 Tigers.
Over eleven major league games, Nekola had a 0–0
bases on balls. He struck out
two.
Following his playing career, he was the
Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Carl Yastrzemski.[2] He also would sign future All-Star shortstop Rico Petrocelli as well as Chuck Schilling, a promising second baseman
whose career was derailed by injury.
He died in Rockville Centre, New York.
References
- ^ Retrosheet
- ^ The Baseball Library Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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