Joe Antolick
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Joseph Antolick (April 11, 1916 – June 25, 2002), was an
right-handed
.
Antolick is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Majors during
grounded out, Walters to first baseman Frank McCormick.[1] Five days later, he started his only MLB game at catcher and collected his first hit, a single off the Chicago Cubs' Charlie Gassaway.[2] Then, the following day, he relieved starting catcher Johnny Peacock and singled in his only at bat off Hank Wyse, one of only four Phillies' hits in a 15–0 loss.[3]
In four games he was 2-for-6 (.333) with a
walk and one run scored. In his three appearances as a catcher he handled 10 chances without making an error and participated in one double play
.
From 1946–51, Antolick was a
player-manager in the low minors. He died at the age of 86 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
.
References
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (2)". retrosheet.org. September 20, 1944. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 (1)". retrosheet.org. September 25, 1944. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs 15, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (1)". retrosheet.org. September 26, 1944. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Joe Antolick at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Joe Antolick at Find a Grave