Steve Souchock | |
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Outfielder / First baseman | |
Born: Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 3, 1919|
Died: July 28, 2002 Westland, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 25, 1946, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 15, 1955, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 50 |
Runs batted in | 186 |
Teams | |
Stephen Souchock (March 3, 1919 – July 28, 2002), nicknamed "Bud", was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman and a former veteran who served in the military during World War II.[1] His Major League Baseball career lasted a total of eight years, after he served in the military for three years. Born in Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, Souchock worked on the assembly line at a Ford Motor Company factory during his early life. He also played semi-pro American football for the Dearborn Club in 1938. During his baseball career, he batted and threw right-handed.