- Greg Luzinski
Infobox MLB retired
name=Greg Luzinski
position=Left fielder /Designated hitter
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1950|11|22
city-state|Chicago|Illinois
debutdate=September 9
debutyear=by|1970
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=by|1984
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.276
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=307
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,128
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1970-by|1980)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1981-by|1984)
highlights=
* 4x All-Star selection (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
*World Series champion (1980)
* 1978Roberto Clemente Award Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski (born
November 22 1950 ) is a formerleft fielder inMajor League Baseball .Born in
Chicago, Illinois , he attended Notre Dame High School inNiles, Illinois . Luzinski spent the majority of his career with thePhiladelphia Phillies (1970–1980), and retired as a member of theChicago White Sox (1981–1984).At 6'1' and 255 pounds, Luzinski was a well-liked member of the Phillies and a prototypical slugger. He was a career .276 hitter with 307
home run s and 1,128 RBIs. He was selected an All-Star between 1975 and 1978, being the top vote-getter for the National League in 1978. He was also MVP runner up in 1975 (when he led the National League in RBIs with 120) and 1977, when he posted career highs in batting average (.309), home runs (39) and RBIs (130).He homered in each of the 3 National League series played from 1976 to 1978, though the Phillies did not advance to the World Series those years. In 1980, he suffered a major slump with injuries in the regular season, batting just .228 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs, but came back with 2 game-winning hits in the 1980 National League Series, including a game-winning home run in Game 1, as Philadelphia beat Houston in five games to finally make the World Series, where they defeated the Kansas City Royals to take the title. He joined the Chicago White Sox the next season, and became one of the top designated hitters in the American League before he retired after the 1984 season.
Still a fan favorite in
Philadelphia , he opened "Bull's Barbecue" in the Phillies' newly opened stadium,Citizens Bank Park .ee also
*
Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
*List of Major League Baseball RBI champions External links
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/L/Luzinski_Greg.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/att/phillies.php Phillies All-Time Team]
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