George Stephen Vukovich (born June 24, 1956) is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians in all or part of six seasons from 1980–1985. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m), 198 lb. (90 kg), Vukovich batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago.
In 1981, Vukovich hit a game-winning home run against the Montreal Expos in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. It remains the only walk-off home run in Phillies playoff history.
george, vukovich, george, stephen, vukovich, born, june, 1956, american, former, right, fielder, major, league, baseball, played, philadelphia, phillies, cleveland, indians, part, seasons, from, 1980, 1985, listed, vukovich, batted, left, handed, threw, right,. George Stephen Vukovich born June 24 1956 is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians in all or part of six seasons from 1980 1985 Listed at 6 0 1 83 m 198 lb 90 kg Vukovich batted left handed and threw right handed He was born in Chicago George VukovichRight fielderBorn 1956 06 24 June 24 1956 age 67 Chicago Illinois U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 13 1980 for the Philadelphia PhilliesLast MLB appearanceOctober 6 1985 for the Cleveland IndiansMLB statisticsBatting average 268Home runs27Runs batted in203TeamsPhiladelphia Phillies 1980 1982 Cleveland Indians 1983 1985 Seibu Lions 1986 1987 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1980 Vukovich attended college at Southern Illinois University where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity 1 The Phillies selected him in the fourth round of the 1977 MLB draft out of SIU Vukovich made his major league debut with the Phillies in 1980 appearing as a pinch hitter in a game against the Montreal Expos He received a World Series ring in his rookie season even though he did not play in the Series In 1981 Vukovich hit a game winning home run against the Montreal Expos in Game 4 of the National League Division Series It remains the only walk off home run in Phillies playoff history Vukovich was one of five Phillies along with Manny Trillo Julio Franco Jerry Willard and Jay Baller who were traded to the Indians for Von Hayes at the Winter Meetings on December 9 1982 2 Afterwards he played two seasons in Japan for the Seibu Lions from 1986 to 1987 In between Vukovich played winter ball with the Aguilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan League during three seasons spanning 1979 1982 3 He later made a brief appearance for the Daytona Beach Explorers of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1991 4 References edit The Signet of Phi Sigma Kappa The Boys of Summer Summer 2012 pp Vol CIII No 3 pg 13 retrieved 2014 01 04 Phillies Trade Trillo for Hayes The New York Times Friday December 10 1982 Retrieved July 9 2023 Pura Pelota The Trading Card DatabaseExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Vukovich amp oldid 1185358659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
