Peter Lovrich (October 16, 1942 – December 26, 2018) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1963 season.
Pete Lovrich | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Blue Island, Illinois | October 16, 1942|
Died: December 26, 2018 Mokena, Illinois | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 5, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 7.84 |
Strikeouts | 16 |
Teams | |
Lovrich attended Arizona State University. The 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 200 lb (91 kg) right hander was the first former ASU Sun Devil player to reach Major League Baseball.[1] Lovrich appeared in 20 games played for the 1963 Athletics, and gave up 25 hits and ten bases on balls, with 16 strikeouts, in 202⁄3 innings pitched. He started one game, August 23 against the Detroit Tigers, and lasted only one-third of an inning, giving up four earned runs in an eventual 17–2 defeat.[2] However, his one victory came in relief on July 15 against the eventual American League champion New York Yankees. He pitched a scoreless 12th inning, and bunted the winning run into scoring position during the bottom of the frame.[3]
Lovrich died December 26, 2018.[4]