Dick Kryhoski
Major League Baseball player (1925-2007)
Richard David Kryhoski (March 24, 1925 – April 10, 2007) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four different franchises between 1949 and 1955. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.
Biography
Kryhoski was born and raised in Leonia, New Jersey. He attended Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey. Kryhoski had a promising baseball career before injuries, deep slumps, and frequent trades forced his premature retirement. He served in the military during World War II, in the Pacific theater.
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946, Kryhoski hit .396 with 19 home runs and 85 runs batted in with the Wellsville Yankees of the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (PONY League) that season. As a member of the 1948 Kansas City Blues of the American Association, he hit .294 (160-for-545) with 30 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs and 87 runs batted in. In 1949 he hit .328 with five home runs and 50 runs batted in with the Pacific Coast League Oakland Oaks, joining the New York Yankees late in the season.
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