Felix Thaddeus Mackiewicz (November 20, 1917 – December 20, 1993) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) from 1941 through 1947 for the

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, and Washington Senators. Mackiewicz attended

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, where he played

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for the

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from 1938 to 1940. He signed with the Athletics in 1940 and made his Major League debut in September after breaking into minor league baseball with the Class B

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. Mackiewicz spent 1941 and 1942 mostly with Wilmington, and played in 20 total games for the Athletics over three seasons. After being released by the Athletics a month into the 1943 season, he spent the rest of 1943 and all of 1944 with the

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before being called up by the Cleveland Indians for 1945. The 1945 and 1946 seasons where Mackiewicz only full seasons in the Majors. In 1945, as the Indian's regular

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, he got into 120

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, made a career-high 98

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, and slugged his only two Major League

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. Mackiewicz was waived by the Indians two games into the 1947 season, and was picked up by the Washington Senators, ending his major league career with three games played for them. He spent three more seasons in the minor leagues before retiring. Altogether, he appeared in 223 big-league games and collected 174 hits, including 32 doubles and 12 triples. He concluded his professional career during the 1949 minor league season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackiewicz, Felix 1917 births 1993 deaths Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from Illinois Cleveland Indians players Jersey City Giants players Major League Baseball outfielders Philadelphia Athletics players Purdue Boilermakers baseball players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Wilmington Blue Rocks (1940–1952) players Purdue Boilermakers football players American people of Polish descent Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)