Joe Bonikowski
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Joseph Peter Bonikowski is an American
former pitcher
in Major League Baseball
who played briefly for the Minnesota Twins
during the season. Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg), Bonikowski batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Bonikowski's professional baseball
career lasted seven seasons (1959–1965). During his one MLB campaign, Bonikowski, then 21, posted a 5–7 record with a 3.88 ERA
in 30 appearances
, including 13 starts
, three complete game
s and one save
, giving up 47 runs (four unearned) on 95 hits and 38 walks
while striking out
45 in 99⅔ innings of work. He pitched back-to-back complete-game victories on June 2 and June 7, defeating the Washington Senators
and Kansas City Athletics
.
Bonikowski's minor league
record was 40–55 (3.88) in 170 games and 793 innings.
United States
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former pitcher
Pitcher
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in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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who played briefly for the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
during the season. Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg), Bonikowski batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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Bonikowski's professional baseball
Professional baseball
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career lasted seven seasons (1959–1965). During his one MLB campaign, Bonikowski, then 21, posted a 5–7 record with a 3.88 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
in 30 appearances
Games played
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, including 13 starts
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
, three complete game
Complete game
In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
s and one save
Save (sport)
In baseball, a save is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances. The number of saves, or percentage of save opportunities successfully converted, is an oft-cited statistic of relief pitchers...
, giving up 47 runs (four unearned) on 95 hits and 38 walks
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
while striking out
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
45 in 99⅔ innings of work. He pitched back-to-back complete-game victories on June 2 and June 7, defeating the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
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and Kansas City Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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Bonikowski's minor league
Minor league baseball
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record was 40–55 (3.88) in 170 games and 793 innings.