George Steve Vico (August 9, 1923 – January 14, 1994), nicknamed "Sam", was a professional baseball player from 1941–1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1948–1949).
In 1948, Vico made it to the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers. In his first at bat in the major leagues on April 20, Vico hit a home run off Joe Haynes on the first pitch he faced. Vico had another impressive game on August 14, when he collected 7 RBIs, 2 doubles, a triple and a home run. (If Vico had held up on his second double, he could have hit for the cycle.) Vico was the Tigers' starting first baseman in 1948, playing in 144 games and batting .267 with 139 hits, 23 doubles, 9 triples and 8 home runs. As a rookie, Vico was among the 1948 American League leaders with 9 triples (9th in AL), 7 times hit by a pitch (2nd in AL), 17 sacrifice hits (4th in AL), and 23 times grounded into a double play (2nd in AL).
Vico also had a good season as a fielder in 1948. His range factor of 8.83 was 1.79 points higher than the average first baseman that year. He had 1,165 putouts, 85 assists, and 112 double plays.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Sam Vico on Retrosheet
January 01, 1970
george, vico, george, steve, vico, august, 1923, january, 1994, nicknamed, professional, baseball, player, from, 1941, 1957, spent, years, major, leagues, with, detroit, tigers, 1948, 1949, 1950, bowman, baseball, cardfirst, basemanborn, 1923, august, 1923san,. George Steve Vico August 9 1923 January 14 1994 nicknamed Sam was a professional baseball player from 1941 1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers 1948 1949 George VicoGeorge Vico 1950 Bowman baseball cardFirst basemanBorn 1923 08 09 August 9 1923San Fernando California U S Died January 14 1994 1994 01 14 aged 70 Redondo Beach California U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 20 1948 for the Detroit TigersLast MLB appearanceOctober 1 1949 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsBatting average 250Home runs12Runs batted in76TeamsDetroit Tigers 1948 1949 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in San Fernando California Vico was a first baseman Before reaching the major leagues Vico played for the Fulton Tigers Muskegon Reds and Winston Salem Twins in 1941 and 1942 His career was interrupted for three seasons 1943 1945 as he served in the U S Navy during World War II After the war Vico played for the Salem Senators and Portland Beavers In 1948 Vico made it to the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers In his first at bat in the major leagues on April 20 Vico hit a home run off Joe Haynes on the first pitch he faced Vico had another impressive game on August 14 when he collected 7 RBIs 2 doubles a triple and a home run If Vico had held up on his second double he could have hit for the cycle Vico was the Tigers starting first baseman in 1948 playing in 144 games and batting 267 with 139 hits 23 doubles 9 triples and 8 home runs As a rookie Vico was among the 1948 American League leaders with 9 triples 9th in AL 7 times hit by a pitch 2nd in AL 17 sacrifice hits 4th in AL and 23 times grounded into a double play 2nd in AL Vico also had a good season as a fielder in 1948 His range factor of 8 83 was 1 79 points higher than the average first baseman that year He had 1 165 putouts 85 assists and 112 double plays In 1949 Vico s batting average dropped by 77 points to 190 In 67 games he had only 15 hits Vico was sent to the minor league Toledo Mud Hens after the 1949 season Vico continued to play in the minor leagues until 1957 with the Toledo Mud Hens Seattle Rainiers Indianapolis Indians San Francisco Seals Sacramento Solons and Hollywood Stars Vico had a small uncredited acting part in the 1949 movie The Stratton Story playing the part of the Detroit Ball Player 1 Vico was the son of Serbian immigrants He died at age 70 in 1994 at Redondo Beach California and is buried at United Serbian Cemetery in East Los Angeles California See also editList of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at batReferences edit https www imdb com name nm0896064 user generated source External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Sam Vico on Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Vico amp oldid 1222703783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
