Stanley Perzanowski (born August 25, 1950) is a former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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, born in
East Chicago
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,
Indiana
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. He was drafted by the
Chicago White Sox
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in the 16th round of the
1968 amateur draft. He threw
right-handed
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during his
baseball
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career.
Major League Baseball career
Perzanowski made his major league debut for the White Sox at age 20. That year, he went on to record an era of 12.00 in 6.0 innings. After spending 1972 and 1973 in the minors, he re-emerged with the White Sox, recording a 19.29 ERA in 2.1 innings. Perzanowski was traded from the
White Sox
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to the
Texas Rangers for
Steve Dunning
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on February 25, 1975. In 1975, he had his breakout year, recording a team-best 3.00 ERA in 66.0 innings. In 1976, Perzanowski recorded a 10.03 ERA in 11.2 innings. He was dealt along with cash from the
Rangers to the
Cleveland Indians
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for
Fritz Peterson
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on May 29, 1976. On March 28, 1977, Perzanowski was traded to the
California Angels
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to complete an earlier trade.
On August 16, 1977, he was released for the first time in his career. He was later picked up by the
Minnesota Twins
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. In 1978 he finally got back to the Majors, recording an ERA of 5.24 in 56.2 innings. On February 13, 1979, Perzanowski was released by the Twins organization. Perzanowski decided it was time to retire, ending his Major League career.
At the time of his retirement Perzanowski had a 5–11 record, a 5.11 ERA, 60 walks, and 70 strikeouts. He was 0 for 2 batting, with a lifetime batting average of .000. His lifetime fielding percentage was .935.
References
External links
Pura Pelota
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1950 births
Living people
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