Mike Krsnich

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Michael Krsnich

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 23, 1960
• Final Game May 19, 1962
• Born September 24, 1931 in West Allis, WI USA

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After he finished in Organized Baseball, Mike Krsnich signed with the Taiyo Whales in Japan. He slugged .500 his first two years in Japan and hit 36 homers in '64, second in the Central League only to Sadaharu Oh (albeit 19 fewer than Oh hit). He slipped a bit in '65 and then went to the Kintetsu Buffaloes in '66, where he basically repeated his '65 line. He retired after the '66 season but joined the Hanshin Tigers for the last half of the 1967 campaign, hitting just .215/.323/.341. In his five years in Japan, Krsnich hit .265/.326/.475.

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