Joseph Peter Bonikowski (born January 16, 1941) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the

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during the season. Listed at , , Bonikowski batted and threw right-handed.

Biography

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 16, 1941, Bonikowski attended

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. Bonikowski's professional baseball career lasted seven seasons (1959–1965). During his one MLB campaign, Bonikowski, then 21, posted a 5–7

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with a 3.88

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in 30

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, including 13 starts, three

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s and one save, giving up 47 runs (four unearned) on 95 hits and 38 walks while striking out 45 in 99⅔

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of work. He pitched back-to-back complete-game victories on June 2 and June 7, defeating the Washington Senators and Kansas City Athletics. Bonikowski's

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record was 40–55 (3.88) in 170 games and 793 innings.Baseball Reference
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