Douglas James Konieczny is a former Major League Baseball

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 pitcher. Konieczny pitched in all or part of four seasons between and , all for the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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Konieczny was the Astros' first-round pick in the secondary phase of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft

1971 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers...

. He made his major league debut two seasons later when he earned a September call-up in . He pitched only one full season in the majors, in , when he compiled a 6-13 record with a 4.47 ERA in 32 games (29 starts).

To date, Konieczny is the only major league player to come out of Wayne State University

Wayne State University

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