Jack Kubiszyn
Shortstop, Baseball Player
1936 –
Who is Jack Kubiszyn?
John Henry Kubiszyn is a retired American professional baseball player. A shortstop, he appeared in the Major League for parts of two seasons for the Cleveland Indians, playing in 25 games both seasons. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 170 pounds.
Kubiszyn was a two-sport star at the University of Alabama in the 1950s. A three-year basketball guard from 1956–1958, he was a member of Johnny Dee's famed "Rocket 8" teams. During his junior season in 1957, Kubiszyn averaged 24.6 points per game, a school record that still stands today. In 1958, he was named All-American. Kubiszyn's three-year Crimson Tide baseball career at shortstop spanned the 1956–1958 seasons. Playing for coach Tilden Campbell, he finished with a .300 batting average.
His professional baseball career extended from 1958–1964. During his two trials with the Indians, he collected 19 hits, with two doubles, in 101 at bats. Highlights included a three-hit game in four at bats against the Minnesota Twins' Camilo Pascual on September 17, 1961, and his only Major-League home run, hit off Bill Fischer of the Kansas City Athletics on August 3, 1962 — the winning blow in a 1–0 Cleveland victory.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1936
Buffalo - Profession
- Education
- University of Alabama
- Lived in
- Buffalo
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on July 23, 2013
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