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Gus Keriazakos

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Gus Keriazakos
Pitcher
Born: (1931-07-28)July 28, 1931
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: May 4, 1996(1996-05-04) (aged 64)
Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 1, 1950, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–5
Earned run average5.62
Strikeouts42
Teams

Constantine Nicholas "Gus" Keriazakos (July 28, 1931 – May 4, 1996) was an American professional baseball player. He was a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 187 lb (85 kg) right-handed pitcher who worked in 28 games in the Major Leagues in 1950 and 19541955 for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Kansas City Athletics.

Early life and education

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A native of West Orange, New Jersey, Keriazakos attended Montclair High School, where he played baseball and basketball, and competed in track.[1]

Career

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Keriazakos spent the entire 1954 campaign with Washington, appearing in 22 games, 19 in relief, and posting a creditable earned run average of 3.77. He started three times, and pitched complete games in two of them.

All told, he appeared in 28 MLB games and allowed 81 hits and 42 bases on balls with 42 strikeouts in 73⅔ innings of work.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cresbaugh, John Jr. (June 17, 1948). "Looking Them Over". The Montclair Times. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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