John Stedronsky | |
Position: | Third Baseman |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1850 |
Birth Place: | Bohemia, Austrian Empire |
Death Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Bats: | Unknown |
Throws: | Unknown |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 25 |
Debutyear: | 1879 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Stockings |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finalyear: | 1879 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Stockings |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .083 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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John Stedronsky (June 12, 1850 – May 11, 1924) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1879 Chicago White Stockings. He was the first Austrian in the history of Major League Baseball.
Stedronsky was born in Bohemia, Austrian Empire on June 12, 1850, and his family emigrated to the United States in 1852. He married and had five children. Stedronsky suffered a stroke and died on May 11, 1924. He was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]