Dick Kryhoski Notable

b. March 24, 1925 · New York Yankees 1949, Detroit Tigers 1950–1951, St. Louis Browns 1952–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955

Dick Kryhoski played for five clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1949 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.

Across 569 games he batted .265, with 475 hits and 203 runs. He finished with 45 home runs, 85 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 467 games at first base, with 3,768 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 394 double plays.

He was born in Leonia, NJ, USA on March 24, 1925, and died on April 10, 2007. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1949	NYY	54	177	18	52	10	3	1	27	9	17	2	.294
1950	DET	53	169	20	37	10	0	4	19	8	11	0	.219
1951	DET	119	421	58	121	19	4	12	57	28	29	1	.287
1952	SLB	111	342	38	83	13	1	11	42	23	42	2	.243
1953	SLB	104	338	35	94	18	4	16	50	26	33	0	.278
1954	BAL	100	300	32	78	13	2	1	34	19	24	0	.260
1955	KCA	28	47	2	10	2	0	0	2	6	7	0	.213
Career	—	569	1794	203	475	85	14	45	231	119	163	5	.265

On this day & linked events

1925

Born March 24, 1925

Leonia, NJ, USA

2007

Died April 10, 2007

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain