kozar, albert, kenneth, kozar, july, 1921, september, 2007, american, second, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, washington, senators, chicago, white, over, three, year, career, major, leagues, kozar, 1949, bowman, baseball, cardsecond, basemanborn, 192. Albert Kenneth Kozar July 5 1921 September 6 2007 was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball He played for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox over a three year career in the Major Leagues 1 Al KozarKozar s 1949 Bowman Gum baseball cardSecond basemanBorn 1921 07 05 July 5 1921McKees Rocks Pennsylvania U S Died September 6 2007 2007 09 06 aged 86 Palm Beach Gardens Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 19 1948 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceJuly 2 1950 for the Chicago White SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 254Home runs6Runs batted in94TeamsWashington Senators 1948 1950 Chicago White Sox 1950 Born in McKees Rocks Pennsylvania Kozar was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941 Kozar played for the Red Sox s minor league affiliates interrupted by a three year break when Kozar served in the United States Army 2 3 On December 10 1947 Kozar was traded to the Washington Senators along with Leon Culberson in exchange for Stan Spence 1 Kozar made his Major League debut with the Senators on April 19 1948 at Griffith Stadium going 1 for 4 against the New York Yankees 4 Kozar played for the Senators until 1950 when he was traded on May 31 to the Chicago White Sox along with Eddie Robinson and Ray Scarborough in exchange for Bob Kuzava Cass Michaels and Johnny Ostrowski 5 Kozar continued to play in the minor leagues until 1954 and died on September 6 2007 in Palm Beach Gardens Florida References edit a b Al Kozar Statistics and History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 13 January 2012 Al Kozar Minor League Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 13 January 2012 Military Service The Baseball Cube thebaseballcube com Retrieved 13 January 2012 April 19 1948 New York Yankees at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score Baseball Reference com Retrieved 13 January 2012 White Sox Get Ray Scarborough in Six Player Deal With Nats Sun Journal Lewiston May 31 1950 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball second baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Kozar amp oldid 1172118316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
