George Edward Yankowski (November 19, 1922 – February 25, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended Watertown High School in Watertown, MA. Yankowski played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in six games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 season and twelve games for the Chicago White Sox in 1946, primarily as a catcher.
| George Yankowski | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 19, 1922 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: February 25, 2020 (aged 97) The Villages, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 17, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1946, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .161 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Yankowski served in the United States Army as a sniper during World War II,[1] including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and became a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.[2] He died on February 25, 2020, at the age of 97.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Baseball in Watime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ George Yankowski at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: George Yankowski (1922-2020)". RIPbaseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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