Max Surkont
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Strikeouts | 571 | |
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Matthew Constantine Surkont (June 16, 1922 – October 8, 1986) was an American
New York Giants. The nickname Max was given to him by his childhood friends.[1]
Minor league pitcher
A native of
second division of the American League standings.[3] In 1950, he pitched for the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League. Sportswriter Jim Cooper wrote on June 12, "Folks are saying that six-foot Max Surkont of the Sacramento Solons is the handiest man tossing the pill in the Pacific Coast League."[4]
Career highlight
Surkont pitched for the
Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Tom Seaver, struck out ten in a row in 1970.[6]
Surkont was projected to be a top starter for Pittsburgh, where he was traded prior to the 1954 season.Polish sausage.[8]
References
- ^ Baseball Register, 1956, C.C Spink & Son, pg. 232.
- ^ High-flying birds: the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals, Jerome M. Mileur, University of Missouri Press, 2009, pg. 134.
- ^ Baseball Digest, August 1951, pg. 69.
- ^ Lundquist, Carl (June 12, 1950). "Surkont Shows Class as Coast League Hurler". The Bend Bulletin. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Baseball Digest, September 2004, pg. 9.
- ^ The Braves Encyclopedia, Gary Caruso, Temple University Press, 1995, pg. 381.
- ^ The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia, David Finoli and Bill Rainer, Sports Publishing, LLC, 2003, pg 117.
- ^ Baseball Digest, October 1987, pg. 28.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)