Jack Kralick

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Jack Kralick


width=200
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1935|6|1
deathdate=
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=1959
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=April 23
finalyear=1967
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=67-65
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.56
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=668
teams=
*Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (by|1959-by|1963)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1963-by|1967)
highlights=
*No-hitter on August 26, 1962
*All star in 1964

John Francis Kralick (born June 1, 1935), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1959 to 1967.cite web | url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kralija01.shtml | title = Player Page | publisher = Baseball Reference | accessdate = 2007-11-11] He participated in 235 games in the course of an eight-year career that included stints with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians. During that time, he participated in 67 wins and 65 losses, accumulating a record of 668 strikeouts, with an ERA of 3.56.

Early years

Kralick was born in Youngstown, Ohio, an industrial town with a strong amateur baseball tradition, and attended Michigan State University. Early in his professional career, he gained recognition as a pitcher for a farm team connected to the Northern League.cite web | url = http://www.usfamily.net/web/trombleyd/Northern%20L%20History.htm | title = Northern League History | publisher = Usfamily.net | accessdate = 2007-11-11] On August 8, 1956, Kralick pitched a 5–0 seven-inning no-hitter for the Duluth-Superior White Sox in a match against the Fargo-Moorhead Twins.

Major league debut

Kralick made his major league debut with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins on April 15, 1959. On August 20, 1961, he participated in the most recent of the six major league games in which two pitchers hit a home run for the same team. The pitchers in question were Kralick and Al Schroll. Then, on August 26, 1962, he no-hit the Kansas City Athletics 1–0, the first by the franchise in its Minnesota Twin history (the team had moved from Washington, D. C. after the 1960 season). He had retired 25 consecutive batters before a walk to the 26th (George Alusik) spoiled his bid for a perfect game.

Later career

On May 2, 1963, Kralick was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Perry. Kralick was an All-Star in 1964. He gave up Ken Hamlin's 11th and last major league home run at D.C. Stadium, on June 19, 1966. He played the final game of his major league career on April 23, 1967.

References

See also

* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kralija01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pkralj101.htm Retrosheet]