1935
Born June 1, 1935
Youngstown, OH, USA
Jack Kralick Notable
b. June 1, 1935 · Washington Senators 1959–1960, Minnesota Twins 1961–1963, Cleveland Indians 1963–1967
Jack Kralick played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1959 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1967.
He went 67 and 65 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 1,218 innings in 235 games. He struck out 668, completed 45 of his 169 starts and threw 12 shutouts. Across 236 games he batted .162, with 62 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1964. He threw a no-hitter in 1962.
He was born in Youngstown, OH, USA on June 1, 1935, and died on September 18, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1964 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WSH | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1960 | WSH | 35 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .122 |
| 1961 | MIN | 33 | 86 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .151 |
| 1962 | MIN | 39 | 89 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .202 |
| 1963 | CLE/MIN | 34 | 66 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 0 | .182 |
| 1964 | CLE | 30 | 64 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .156 |
| 1965 | CLE | 30 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .143 |
| 1966 | CLE | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .077 |
| 1967 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 236 | 382 | 25 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 114 | 0 | .162 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6.57 |
| 1960 | WSH | 8 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 151.0 | 139 | 51 | 45 | 71 | 3.04 |
| 1961 | MIN | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 242.0 | 257 | 97 | 64 | 137 | 3.61 |
| 1962 | MIN | 12 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 242.2 | 239 | 104 | 61 | 139 | 3.86 |
| 1963 | CLE/MIN | 14 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 223.0 | 215 | 75 | 49 | 129 | 3.03 |
| 1964 | CLE | 12 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 190.2 | 196 | 68 | 51 | 119 | 3.21 |
| 1965 | CLE | 5 | 11 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 86.0 | 106 | 47 | 21 | 34 | 4.92 |
| 1966 | CLE | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 68.1 | 69 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 3.82 |
| 1967 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 67 | 65 | 235 | 169 | 1 | 1218.0 | 1238 | 482 | 318 | 668 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Died September 18, 2012
1959
Major-league debut: Jack Kralick
Jack Kralick made a major-league debut on April 15, 1959.
1962
Jack Kralick's No-Hitter
Jack Kralick threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Kansas City Athletics on August 26, 1962, winning 1–0.
1967
Final major-league game: Jack Kralick
Jack Kralick played a final major-league game on April 23, 1967.
Image: Jay Publishing, public domain