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American baseball player (1914-1996)
Baseball player
Aloysius Edward "Pie" Piechota (January 19, 1914 – June 13, 1996) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, two of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Boston Bees / Braves from 1940 to 1941. Piechota, a pitcher , compiled an earned run average (ERA) of 5.66, allowing 39 earned runs off of 68 hits , 6 home runs , and 42 walks while recording 18 strikeouts over 62 innings pitched . Piechota also played in 14 seasons of minor league baseball . He made his MLB debut at the age of 26 and was officially listed as standing 6 feet 0 inches (183 cm ) and weighing 195 pounds (88 kg ).[1]
Early life
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Piechota was born on January 19, 1914, in Chicago .[2] [3]
Professional career
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Piechota began his professional career in 1933 for the Davenport Blue Sox . In his first professional season, Piechota pitched to a 19–4 win–loss record; his 19 wins led the Mississippi Valley League ,[4] [5] Cletus Dixon , won a Western League pennant.[5] Newark Bears , a Double-A New York Yankees affiliate. He tied Steve Sundra for second most wins on the team (12 ), and finished second on the Bears in losses (10 ).[6] Oakland Oaks , and the Kansas City Blues , Piechota played for the Blues for three more years, including a 16 win, 2.88 ERA 1939 season[7] [8] [9] 2 3 [10] [11] [12] Hollywood Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs .
He was drafted by the United States military to serve in World War II. In 1944, Piechota was based at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station , and also pitched for a Great Lakes baseball team.[13] Naval Air Station Bunker Hill in Bunker Hill, Indiana ; there, he pitched for the minor-league Michigan City Cubs, and defeated the National League Chicago Cubs after pitching a two-hitter on August 8.[14] National Baseball Congress with the St Joseph's Autos team in 1946.[15]
After baseball
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After retiring from baseball, Piechota served as a police officer for the Chicago Police Department for 25 years,[3] [16] [3] [3]
References
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^ "Al Piechota" . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .
^ "Al Piechota" . MLB.com . MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved January 1, 2012 .
^ a b c d "Aloysius Edward Piechota" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 2, 2012 .
^ "1933 Mississippi Valley League Pitching Leaders" . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012 .
^ a b Rask, Tim (2004). Baseball at Davenport's John O'Donnell Stadium ISBN 978-0-7385-3247-9
^ "1936 Newark Bears" . baseball-reference.com . sport-reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
^ "1939 Kansas City Blues" . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
^ "Youngsters Win Flag for Kansas City" . Chicago Tribune the original . Retrieved January 3, 2011 .
^ Moore, Gerry (September 9, 1939). "Al Piechota to Join Bees Pitching Staff in Spring" . The Boston Globe the original . Retrieved January 3, 2011 .
^ "Boston Bees 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 9" . retrosheet.org . May 7, 1940. Retrieved January 3, 2011 .
^ "1940 Boston Bees" . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012 .
^ Moore, Gerry (February 18, 1941). "Al Piechota Signs; All Happy at Hive" . The Boston Globe the original . Retrieved January 3, 2011 .
^ Moshier, Jeff (February 14, 1944). "Hither and Yon" . Evening Independent 12 . Retrieved January 4, 2011 .
^ "Cubs Drop Exhibition to Michigan City Nine" . Telegraph Herald 8 . Retrieved January 4, 2011 .
^ Preston, J.G. "The only Class E player to make it to the majors; or, An excuse to obsess" . prestonjg.wordpress.com . Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
^ "Lenview Nine, Police Launch Series Today" . Chicago Daily Tribune the original . Retrieved January 5, 2011 .
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