Al Stanek Explained

Al Stanek
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:24 December 1943
Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts
Death Place:Springfield, Massachusetts
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 26
Debutyear:1963
Debutteam:San Francisco Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 27
Finalyear:1963
Finalteam:San Francisco Giants
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.73
Stat3label:Innings pitched
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Albert Wilfred Stanek (December 24, 1943 – May 8, 2018), nicknamed "Lefty", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the San Francisco Giants. He batted and threw left-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed . Stanek had a 0–0 record, with a 4.73 earned run average, in 11 games (all in relief) during his brief MLB career. In 13 innings pitched, he permitted seven earned runs on ten hits and 12 bases on balls; he struck out five.

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was signed by the Giants in 1962 after graduating from Chicopee High School and spent the 1963 season at age 19 with the MLB team under the terms of the bonus rule. His professional career lasted from 1962 to 1967, all in the Giants' system, and he compiled a 29–37 won/lost mark with a 3.51 ERA in 557 minor league innings.

Stanek died May 8, 2018.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.masslive.com/sports/2018/05/remembering_al_stanek_ace_pitc.html Remembering Al Stanek, ace pitcher, great family man and caring tutor