1963
Born August 8, 1963
Union, NJ, USA
Ron Karkovice Notable
b. August 8, 1963 · Chicago White Sox 1986–1997
Ron Karkovice spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher, from 1986 to 1997.
Across 939 games he batted .221, with 574 hits and 336 runs. He finished with 96 home runs, 120 doubles and 24 stolen bases.
He played 918 games behind the plate, with 4,757 putouts and 42 errors. He turned 49 double plays.
He was born in Union, NJ, USA on August 8, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHW | 37 | 97 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 1 | .247 |
| 1987 | CHW | 39 | 85 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 3 | .071 |
| 1988 | CHW | 46 | 115 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 4 | .174 |
| 1989 | CHW | 71 | 182 | 21 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 56 | 0 | .264 |
| 1990 | CHW | 68 | 183 | 30 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 52 | 2 | .246 |
| 1991 | CHW | 75 | 167 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 42 | 0 | .246 |
| 1992 | CHW | 123 | 342 | 39 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 30 | 89 | 10 | .237 |
| 1993 | CHW | 128 | 403 | 60 | 92 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 29 | 126 | 2 | .228 |
| 1994 | CHW | 77 | 207 | 33 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 68 | 0 | .213 |
| 1995 | CHW | 113 | 323 | 44 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 39 | 84 | 2 | .217 |
| 1996 | CHW | 111 | 355 | 44 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 93 | 0 | .220 |
| 1997 | CHW | 51 | 138 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 0 | .181 |
| Career | — | 939 | 2597 | 336 | 574 | 120 | 6 | 96 | 335 | 233 | 749 | 24 | .221 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Ron Karkovice
Ron Karkovice made a major-league debut on August 17, 1986.
1997
Final major-league game: Ron Karkovice
Ron Karkovice played a final major-league game on September 26, 1997.
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