Steve Souchock

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Stephen Souchock (Bud)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 203 lb.

Debut May 25, 1946
Final Game April 15, 1955
Born March 3, 1919 in Yatesboro, PA USA
Died July 28, 2002 in Westland, MI USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Steve Souchock played eight seasons in the major leagues.

Steve played semi-pro ball before being signed by the New York Yankees. He played for Greenburg, Easton, Akron, Norfolk, and Binghamton, where he was Eastern League MVP in 1942.

Souchock played a bit of service ball before becoming a tank commander. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts during the Battle of the Bulge.

He missed three years of baseball due to the war, but within six months of his discharge he made his major league debut at age 27, hitting .302 as a rookie.

Most of his major league career was spent with the Detroit Tigers, where he slugged .492 during 1951-53. In each of those years he had the second-highest slugging percentage on the team.

Source: Steve Souchock at Baseball in Wartime.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1955	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association			Detroit Tigers		replaced Bob Mavis
1956	Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels	Southern Association	53-101	8th	none
1957	Binghamton Triplets	New York-Penn League	85-55	1st	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
1958	Binghamton Triplets	New York-Penn League	66-68	6th	New York Yankees
1959	Richmond Virginians	International League	76-78	4th	New York Yankees
1960	Richmond Virginians	International League	82-70	2nd	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
1961	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League		--	New York Yankees	--	temporarily replaced Sheriff Robinson June 25 to July 9
1962	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League			New York Yankees		replaced Vern Rapp
1963	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	7-13		New York Yankees		replaced Pinky May, replaced by Cloyd Boyer