| Steve Stanicek | |
|---|---|
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| Designated hitter | |
| Born: (1961-06-19)June 19, 1961 (age 64) Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 16, 1987, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1989, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .188 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Stephen Blair Stanicek (born June 19, 1961) is an American formerMajor League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors,1987 for theMilwaukee Brewers and1989 for thePhiladelphia Phillies. He played 13 games, twelve as apinch hitter and one as adesignated hitter. He was primarily afirst baseman in his professional career, but never played the field in the major leagues.
Stanicek was drafted out ofRich East High School inPark Forest, Illinois in the 16th round of the1979 MLB Draft by theSt. Louis Cardinals. He opted to play collegiate baseball for theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 1981, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theWareham Gatemen of theCape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1][2] He was selected in the first round of the1982 MLB Draft by theSan Francisco Giants.
In a Sept. 16 game atYankee Stadium, with the visiting Brewers trailing in the seventh inning, Steve Stanicek came to bat for the first time, pinch-hitting. He reached safely against Yankee pitcherTommy John on an error, and Milwaukee rallied for three runs in the inning and a 5-4 victory.
Two nights later, Stanicek got his first big-league hit. He was a pinch-hitter again, this time in the ninth inning of a game atTiger Stadium inDetroit that the Brewers were losing 7-1. After a two-runDale Sveum home run, Stanicek was sent up againstWillie Hernández with a teammate on base and delivered a single. Next batterPaul Molitor hit a three-run homer to make it 7-6 and knock Hernandez out of the game, but that's how the game ended.
Steve is the brother of fellow former major leaguerPete Stanicek. The brothers made their Major League debuts 15 days apart in 1987. Stanicek had a successful career as a high school coach in theChicago area and was a head coach atGlenbrook South High School inGlenview, Illinois.
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