Clifford Scot Pastornicky (born November 18, 1958) is an American former

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player. Pastornicky was drafted by the

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in the 8th round of the 1980 draft. He made his debut on June 14, 1983 with the Royals, and batted 2/5/.125 in ten career games in the majors. He played the majority of his career in Double and Triple-A. Prior to playing professionally, Pastornicky was an All-WAC shortstop at

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from 1978 - 1980 setting the career home run record with 31 HRs.

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His son is

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. His father, Ernest Pastornicky, played in the

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minor league system.

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