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John Vukovich

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 187lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: July 31, 1947 in Sacramento, CA us

Died: March 8, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery, Haddonfield, NJ

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (10th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from American River College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Amador HS (Sutter Creek, CA)

School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 11, 1970 (Age 23-042d, 13,084th in major league history)
vs. MON 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 23, 1981 (Age 34-023d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: John Christopher Vukovich

Nicknames: Vuke

Pronunciation: \VOO-kuh-vich\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

559

.161

RBI

OBP

.203

SLG

.222

OPS

.425

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1966	18	PHI-min	A-	67	271	241	30	62	5	2	2	35	6	4	21	42	.257	.325	.320	.644		77		4	3	2			HUR · NORL
1967	19	PHI-min	A	74	298	261	35	66	12	1	4	40	4	1	29	51	.253	.331	.352	.684		92		3	2	3			SPB · WCRS
1968	20	PHI-min	A,WRk	103	399	359	46	105	23	0	7	54	5	3	28	54	.292	.344	.415	.759		149		3	4	5			TID,SPB,PHL · CARL,WCRS,FLIL
1969	21	PHI-min	AA,WRk	133	494	441	47	109	12	5	8	61	11	7	45	73	.247	.320	.351	.672		155		4	1	3			REA,PHL · EL,FLIN
1970	22	PHI-min	AAA	138	566	520	58	143	21	3	22	96	7	8	38	81	.275	.323	.454	.777		236		2	0	6			EUG · PCL
1970	22	PHI	NL	3	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	/65
1971	23	PHI-min	AAA	58	240	221	31	68	16	2	5	35	2	5	15	24	.308	.356	.466	.822		103		2	1	1			EUG · PCL
1971	23	PHI	NL	74	233	217	11	36	5	0	0	14	2	1	12	34	.166	.211	.189	.400	15	41	4	1	1	2	1	5/H

1972	24	PHI-min	AAA	139	598	539	84	141	32	2	13	68	7	6	47	98	.262	.320	.401	.721		216		2	5	5			EUG · PCL
1973	25	MIL	AL	55	141	128	10	16	3	0	2	9	0	2	9	40	.125	.182	.195	.378	8	25	1	0	4	0	0	53/H6
1974	26	MIL	AL	38	85	80	5	15	1	0	3	11	2	1	1	16	.188	.193	.313	.505	44	25	2	0	2	2	0	564/3H
1975	27	CIN-PHI-min	AAA	75	277	249	12	43	12	0	0	22	2	1	22	32	.173	.240	.221	.461		55		0	6	0			INA,TOL · AA,IL
1975	27	CIN	NL	31	46	38	4	8	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	5	.211	.286	.289	.575	59	11	0	0	4	0	1	5
1976	28	PHI-min	AA	47	183	171	15	41	9	0	5	16	3	3	11	27	.240	.290	.380	.670		65		1	0	0			REA · EL
1976	28	PHI	NL	4	8	8	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.500	.625	69	4	0	0	0	0	0	/53
1977	29	PHI-min	AA	80	328	303	30	86	16	1	8	52	1	1	19	29	.284	.326	.422	.749		128		2	0	4			REA · EL
1977	29	PHI	NL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H

1978	30	PHI-min	AAA	126	482	429	49	90	16	1	7	47	2	4	43	62	.210	.282	.301	.583		129		2	3	5			OKC · AA
1979	31	PHI-min	AAA	101	415	382	38	111	20	1	12	66	2	3	22	56	.291	.326	.442	.768		169		1	4	6			OKC · AA
1979	31	PHI	NL	10	15	15	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.267	.467	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	/54
1980	32	PHI	NL	49	66	62	4	10	1	1	0	5	0	1	2	7	.161	.197	.210	.407	12	13	2	1	0	1	1	5/4H63
1981	33	PHI	NL	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/534H
10 Yrs				277	607	559	37	90	14	1	6	44	4	5	29	109	.161	.203	.222	.425	20	124	9	2	12	5	3
162 Game Avg.				162	355	327	22	53	8	1	4	26	2	3	17	64	.161	.203	.222	.425	20	73	5	1	7	3	2

PHI (7 yrs)				153	335	313	18	51	7	1	1	22	2	2	15	48	.163	.204	.201	.405	14	63	6	2	2	3	2
MIL (2 yrs)				93	226	208	15	31	4	0	5	20	2	3	10	56	.149	.186	.240	.427	22	50	3	0	6	2	0
CIN (1 yr)				31	46	38	4	8	3	0	0	2	0	0	4	5	.211	.286	.289	.575	59	11	0	0	4	0	1

NL (8 yrs)				184	381	351	22	59	10	1	1	24	2	2	19	53	.168	.213	.211	.424	19	74	6	2	6	3	3
AL (2 yrs)				93	226	208	15	31	4	0	5	20	2	3	10	56	.149	.186	.240	.427	22	50	3	0	6	2	0