Dick Kryhoski
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Dick Kryhoski (Richard David Kryhoski) was born on March 24, 1925 in Leonia, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949 for the New York Yankees. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .294 with 1 home run and 27 RBI. Kryhoski played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Dick Kryhoski's best season was 1951, when he hit for a .287 average and knocked in 57 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 54
| 177
| 18
| 52
| 1
| 27
| .294
| .335
| .401
| 10
| 3
| 9
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 53
| 169
| 20
| 37
| 4
| 19
| .219
| .258
| .349
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 119
| 421
| 58
| 121
| 12
| 57
| .287
| .335
| .437
| 19
| 4
| 28
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 111
| 342
| 38
| 83
| 11
| 42
| .243
| .296
| .383
| 13
| 1
| 23
| 42
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 104
| 338
| 35
| 94
| 16
| 50
| .278
| .333
| .497
| 18
| 4
| 26
| 33
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 100
| 300
| 32
| 78
| 1
| 34
| .260
| .305
| .327
| 13
| 2
| 19
| 24
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 28
| 47
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .213
| .302
| .255
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 569
| 1794
| 203
| 475
| 45
| 231
| .265
| .314
| .403
| 85
| 14
| 119
| 163
| 12
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 48
|
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| 1949
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 363
| 31
| 7
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 409
| 27
| 4
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 964
| 81
| 9
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 680
| 49
| 8
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 685
| 66
| 6
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 591
| 52
| 5
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 467
| 0
| 0
| 3768
| 312
| 40
| 394
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1946).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dick Wakefield (December 17, 1949).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Gene Bearden and Bob Cain to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Dick Littlefield, Ben Taylor, Cliff Mapes and Matt Batts (February 14, 1952).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson and Jim Fridley to New York Yankees (December 1, 1954) completing trade in which New York Yankees traded Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bob Turley, Don Larsen, Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named later (November 17, 1954); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert and Ted Del Guercio (December 1, 1954).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics with Ewell Blackwell and Tom Gorman for $50000 (March 30, 1955).
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