Stephen Joseph Korcheck (August 11, 1932 – August 26, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 58 games over four seasons (1954–1955; 1958–59) for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball. Korcheck batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).[1]
steve, korcheck, stephen, joseph, korcheck, august, 1932, august, 2016, american, professional, baseball, player, catcher, appeared, games, over, four, seasons, 1954, 1955, 1958, washington, senators, major, league, baseball, korcheck, batted, threw, right, ha. Stephen Joseph Korcheck August 11 1932 August 26 2016 was an American professional baseball player A catcher he appeared in 58 games over four seasons 1954 1955 1958 59 for the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball Korcheck batted and threw right handed stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 205 pounds 93 kg 1 Steve KorcheckCatcherBorn 1932 08 11 August 11 1932Fayette County Pennsylvania U S Died August 26 2016 2016 08 26 aged 84 Bradenton Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 6 1954 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 1959 for the Washington SenatorsMLB statisticsBatting average 159Home runs0Runs batted in7TeamsWashington Senators 1954 1955 1958 1959 He joined the Senators from nearby George Washington University where he starred in baseball and football Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League in 1954 third round 35th overall selection he chose a career in baseball instead Interrupted by military service that cost him the 1956 and 1957 seasons 2 that career lasted for five seasons concluding in 1960 All told Korcheck batted 159 in 153 MLB at bats with 23 hits including six doubles and one triple From 1980 to 1997 Korcheck served as president of State College of Florida Manatee Sarasota 3 He received a distinguished alumni achievement award from GWU in 1993 4 See also edit1954 National Football League DraftReferences edit Steve Korcheck Statistics and History baseball reference com sports reference com Retrieved August 29 2016 Spink J G Taylor ed The 1958 Official Baseball Register St Louis The Sporting News 1958 page 83 Stephen J Korcheck former MCC president and baseball player dies George Washington University Encyclopedia Archived 2010 06 12 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Korcheck amp oldid 1215202688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
