George Kopacz | |
Position: | First baseman |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 26 February 1941 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 18 |
Debutyear: | 1966 |
Debutteam: | Atlanta Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 29 |
Finalyear: | 1970 |
Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .120 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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George Felix Kopacz (born February 26, 1941) is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates . Listed at 6inchesft1inchesin (ftin) and 195lb, Kopacz batted and threw left-handed. In his two MLB trials, Kopacz was a .120 hitter (3-for-25) with one run scored in 16 games. He did not have any extra base hits and did not drive in a run. However, he played 14 seasons (1960–1973) of minor league baseball and in 1970 he was the Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A International League, with a batting average of .310, 29 home runs and 115 RBI.