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Ron Karkovice
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Birthdate: 8/8/1963
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 215 lbs.
Place of Birth: Union, NJ, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Ron Karkovice was a well-regarded defensive catcher as well as a team player. Noted for his strong throwing arm, he threw out almost 50% of base stealers during his 12 major league seasons, 1986-1997, all with the Chicago White Sox. In his first major league season, he hit .247 in 37 games and hit his first MLB homer on August 27, and on September 1 1986 Ron Karkovice caught the no-hitter of Joe Cowley against the Angels.

 

Career Hightlights: Ron Karkovice was the starting catcher for the White Sox on 1987 Opening Day. On August 27 1988 he smashed his first grand slam homer and had 5 RBIs. In 1990 rotating with Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk, the 6 ft 1, 205-pound Ron Karkovice made just 2 errors in 329 chances for a resounding .994 fielding percentage. On August 30 1990 he hit an inside the park grand slam homer in Minnesota. He compiled a streak of 63 games played without an error, starting in late-1990 and going into 1991. In 1991 Baseball America chose him as the top Defensive Catcher for 1991. Playing in 128 games behind home plate in 1993 Ron Karkovice hit a career-high 20 homers, which helped the White Sox win its division. A nice person he was a fans favorite.    


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
12 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1986 CHW (AL) 37 97 13 24 7 0 4 13 9 37 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 .315 SLG
1987 CHW (AL) 39 85 7 6 0 0 2 7 7 40 3 0 0 2 1 0 .71 .160 SLG
1988 CHW (AL) 46 115 10 20 4 0 3 9 7 30 4 2 0 1 3 0 .174 .228 SLG
1989 CHW (AL) 71 182 21 48 9 2 3 24 10 56 0 0 0 2 7 2 .264 .306 SLG
1990 CHW (AL) 68 183 30 45 10 0 6 20 16 52 2 0 1 1 7 1 .246 .308 SLG
1991 CHW (AL) 75 167 25 41 13 0 5 22 15 42 0 0 1 1 9 1 .246 .310 SLG
1992 CHW (AL) 123 342 39 81 12 1 13 50 30 89 10 4 1 3 4 2 .237 .302 SLG
1993 CHW (AL) 128 403 60 92 17 1 20 54 29 126 2 2 1 6 11 4 .228 .287 SLG
1994 CHW (AL) 77 207 33 44 9 1 11 29 36 68 0 3 2 0 2 3 .213 .325 SLG
1995 CHW (AL) 113 323 44 70 14 1 13 51 39 84 2 3 0 5 9 6 .217 .306 SLG
1996 CHW (AL) 111 355 44 78 22 0 10 38 24 93 0 0 2 1 7 2 .220 .270 SLG
1997 CHW (AL) 51 138 10 25 3 0 6 18 11 32 0 0 0 3 4 5 .181 .248 SLG
12 years   939 2597 336 574 120 6 96 335 233 749 24 14 8 26 65 27 .221 .289 .SLG



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