George Kopacz | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 26, 1941|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 18, 1966, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1970, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .120 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
George Felix Kopacz (born February 26, 1941) is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves ( 1966) and the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1970). Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 195 lb (88 kg), Kopacz batted and threw left-handed.
In his two MLB trials, Kopacz was a .120 hitter (3-for-25) with one run scored in 16 games. He did not have any extra base hits and did not drive in a run. However, he played 14 seasons (1960–1973) of minor league baseball and in 1970 he was the Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A International League, with a batting average of .310, 29 home runs and 115 RBI.