Ron Karkovice

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Ronald Joseph Karkovice

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.

Debut August 17, 1986
Final Game September 26, 1997
Born August 8, 1963 in Union, NJ USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Catcher Ron Karkovice was nicknamed "Officer Ron Karkovice" by the Chicago White Sox television announcers.

He hit an inside-the-park grand slam against the Minnesota Twins on August 30, 1990. David West was the pitcher. He hit it to the gap and the two outfielders waited for it to carrom of the wall, but instead it just stayed by the wall. They then went though a routine where they both had a second expecting the other to move toward it, then both jerking toward it at the same time, then both flinching and stopping when they saw the other going. Finally, one got to the ball, but fell over as he went to pick it up. He tried tossing it to the other outfielder, who obviously wasn't expecting it, because he moved out of the way when the ball went at him. By the time they finally tamed the ball and got it in the infield, Karkovice had scored. He hit 5 grand slams during his career.