- Joe Antolick
Joseph Antolick (
April 11 ,1916 -June 25 ,2002 ) was aMajor League Baseball catcher who played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1944. The 28-year-oldrookie was a native ofHokendauqua, Pennsylvania .Antolick is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on September 20, 1944 in a home game against theCincinnati Reds atShibe Park .In four games he was 2-for-6 (.333) with a walk and one run scored. In his three appearances as a catcher he handled 10 chances without making an error and participated in one
double play .Antolick died at the age of 86 in
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/antoljo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pantoj102.htm Retrosheet]
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