Michael James Bacsik
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| Mike Bacsik | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | ||
| Born: April 1 1952 | Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 15, 1975 for the Texas Rangers | ||
| Final game | ||
| August 9, 1980 for the Minnesota Twins | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Record | 8-6 | |
| ERA | 4.43 | |
| Strikeouts | 77 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Michael James Bacsik, (born April 1, 1952 in Dallas, Texas, USA), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played most of his career with the Minnesota Twins. Previously, he played with the Texas Rangers, and was invited to spring training with the Seattle Mariners' in 1981, but did not make the roster.
Bacsik was one of 30 pitchers who pitched to Hank Aaron while Aaron was on 755 HR, in 1976. Coincidentally his son, Mike Bacsik, pitched to Barry Bonds when Bonds was on 755 HR. Aaron went 1 for 2 against the elder Bacsik with a single; Bonds went 3 for 3 against the younger Bacsik with a double, a single and the record-breaking home run. The younger Bacsik would comment, in 1976, "If my dad had been gracious enough to let Hank Aaron hit a home run, we both would have given up 756." [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Pitcher's father faced Hank, Associated Press August 8, 2007, Lexington Herald-Leader p B5.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
