Harry Perkowski
American baseball player
Harry Walter Perkowski (September 6, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played between 1947 and 1955 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs (1947, 1949–54) and Chicago Cubs (1955). He was listed at 6 feet 2.5 inches (1.892 m), 196 pounds (89 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
Harry Perkowski | |||
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![]() Perkowski circa 1953 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Dante, Virginia | September 6, 1922|||
Died: April 20, 2016 Beckley, West Virginia | (aged 93)|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 13, 1947, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 18, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 33–40 | ||
Earned run average | 4.37 | ||
Strikeouts | 296 | ||
Teams | |||
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Perkowski died in Beckley, West Virginia on April 20, 2016, aged 93.
Other websites
change- Baseball in Wartime[permanent dead link]
- Baseball Library Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Todds Dugout Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet
- July 19, 1954 – Game box score
- Obituary