Milt Bocek

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Milton Frank Bocek

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut September 3, 1933
• Final Game August 2, 1934
• Born July 16, 1912 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died April 29, 2007 in Brookfield, IL USA

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Milt Bocek played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin in the Big 10 and earned an engineering degree there. He and a pitcher named Nello Pacetti were the stars of the school's 1933 team.

Bocek made his major-league debut as an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox in the fall of 1933, a few months after his college team finished its season.

Bocek managed the 1940 Gastonia Cardinals.

After his playing days, Bocek worked as an engineer. He also served as a military policeman in the South Pacific during World War II. He died in 2007 at age 94.

[edit] Related Sites

• The "Beltin' Bo from Cicero" website: [1]
• A link to the Wisconsin team picture [2]