Don Kolloway
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Donald Martin Kolloway (August 4, 1918 – June 30, 1994), was a Major League Baseball player who played 12 years as an infielder for the Chicago White Sox (1940–1943, 1946–1949), Detroit Tigers (1949–1952) and Philadelphia Athletics (1953).
Kolloway's family moved to Blue Island when he was two years old, and he continued to live there for the rest of his life.
In May 1949, the White Sox traded Kolloway to Detroit for Earl Rapp. In 1950, Kolloway hit .289 and had a career-high 62 RBIs for the Tigers.[3]
After his baseball career ended, he owned and operated a tavern called Kolloway's in Blue Island from 1956 to 1969.[4] Later in life he worked in voter registration for Cook County.[citation needed] He died in 1994 at age 75 in Blue Island.
In his 12-year career in the major leagues, Kolloway played in 1,079 games and had a .271 batting average with 1,081 hits, 466 runs scored, 393 RBIs, 180 doubles, 30 triples, 76 stolen bases, and 29 home runs. He played 616 games at second base, 314 at first base, and 67 at third base.
See also
References
- ^ Leckey, Andrew (May 17, 1973). "People in Sports – Follows in uncle's baseball footsteps". The Blue Island Sun-Standard: Section II, p.10.
- ^ Myers, Robert (March 30, 1940). "Hopes higher in White Sox camp with Hayes' knee OK again". The Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Telegraph: 8.
- ^ a b "Don Kolloway Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "(Obituaries) Ex Sox Player Don Kolloway". The Chicago Tribune: 125. July 3, 1994.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Don Kolloway at Find a Grave
