George Yankowski

George Yankowski
George Yankowski
	Catcher
	Born: November 19, 1922; Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Died: February 25, 2020 (aged 97); The Villages, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 17, 1942, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 1946, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.161
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1942); Chicago White Sox (1946);

George Edward Yankowski (November 19, 1922 – February 25, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and attended Watertown High School in Watertown, MA. Yankowski played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in six games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 season and twelve games for the Chicago White Sox in 1946, primarily as a catcher.

Yankowski served in the United States Army as a sniper during World War II,^[1] including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and became a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.^[2] He died on February 25, 2020, at the age of 97.^[3]

References

^ "Baseball in Watime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ George Yankowski at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "Obituary: George Yankowski (1922-2020)". RIPbaseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

External links

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[1] "Baseball in Watime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[2] George Yankowski at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[3] "Obituary: George Yankowski (1922-2020)". RIPbaseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

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