Fabian Kowalik Stats

Fabian Kowalik was born on Wednesday, April 22, 1908, in Falls City, Texas. Kowalik was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1932, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fabian Kowalik baseball stats page.

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"FABIAN KOWALIK: Began his professional playing in his native state, Texas; he worked through Minor League teams, had a try-out with the White Sox, who turned him over to Buffalo to have the rough edges polished off. His 18 wins for that season made him desirable to the Cubs who wanted more pitching talent on their staff." - Overland Candy Baseball Wrapper (1938, #R301, Fabian Kowalik)

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Birth Name:   Fabian Lorenz Kowalik
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-22-1908  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Falls City, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-14-1954 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Karnes City, Texas
Cemetery:   Holy Trinity Cemetery, Falls City, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-04-1932 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-27-1936
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Fabian Kowalik Pitching Stats

1932 24 White Sox 2 1 1 0 1 .000 6.97 0 0 0 10.1 52 16 8 11 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 -
1935 27 Cubs 20 2 9 2 2 .500 4.42 1 0 1 55.0 239 60 27 31 2 19 0 20 4 0 0 -
1936 28 Cubs 6 0 4 0 2 .000 6.75 0 0 1 16.0 75 24 12 12 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 -
1936 28 Bees 1 1 0 0 1 .000 8.00 1 0 0 9.0 47 18 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 28 Phillies 22 8 9 1 5 .167 5.38 2 0 0 77.0 365 100 46 57 5 31 2 19 1 2 0 -
3 Years 51 12 23 3 11 .214 5.43 4 0 2 167.1 778 218 101 119 10 63 2 42 6 3 0 0

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Fabian Kowalik Hitting Stats

1932 24 White Sox 6 13 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .429 .538
1935 27 Cubs 20 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200
1936 28 Cubs 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1936 28 Bees 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400
1936 28 Phillies 42 57 2 13 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 8 1 0 0 3 .228 .254 .246
3 Years 76 95 6 23 3 0 0 0 11 3 0 11 1 0 0 4 .242 .265 .274

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Fabian Kowalik Fielding Stats

1932 White Sox 3B 2 1 27 3 1.5 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 2.00
1932 White Sox P 2 1 31 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74
1935 Cubs P 20 2 165 21 1.1 18 3 15 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.95
1936 Phillies CF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1936 Bees LF 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1936 Cubs P 6 0 48 7 1.2 6 0 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 3.38
1936 Phillies RF 2 2 48 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.56
1936 Bees P 1 1 27 5 5.0 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.00
1936 Phillies P 22 8 231 15 0.7 13 4 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .867 1.52
P Totals 51 12 502 50 1.0 43 9 34 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .860 2.31
3B Totals 2 1 27 3 1.5 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 2.00
RF Totals 2 2 48 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.56
CF Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
LF Totals 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3 Years 57 15 589 54 0.9 46 12 34 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .852 2.11

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Fabian Kowalik Miscellaneous Stats

1932 White Sox 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.50 1.74 3.48
1935 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 15.0 1.05 3.27 3.11
1936 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.14 0.56 3.94
1936 Bees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.00 0.00 2.00
1936 Phillies 0 0 .000 17 0 n/a 0.0 7.1 8.1 0.61 2.22 3.62
3 Years 0 0 .000 18 1 n/a 0.0 8.6 8.6 0.67 2.26 3.39

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Fabian Kowalik Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1932 Chicago White Sox 23 $2,700.00 n/a -
1935 Chicago Cubs 24 Undetermined - Stats
1936 Chicago Cubs 24 Undetermined - -
1936 Boston Bees 23 Undetermined - -
1936 Philadelphia Phillies 42 Undetermined - -

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Fabian Lorenz Kowalik was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1932), Chicago Cubs (1935-136), Philadelphia Phillies (1936), and Boston Bees (1936).

Fabian Kowalik Photograph with Chicago Cubs | Baseball Almanac

Fabian Kowalik | George Burke Photograph | 1932 Chicago Cubs
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Did you know that the Cubs chose Kowalik in the Rule 5 Draft in 1935, after he was given a high recommendation from Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk? Later that same year, Fabian appeared in the 1935 World Series (Game 2), struck Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg (who homered in the first) with a pitch, and Jo-Jo White in the head during a fielding play. Some sources say Fabian broke Greenberg's wrist, but several newspapers reported that Hank hurt his hand while sliding into home plate (below), and the x-rays taken that night showed no broken bones.

1935 World Series Game 2 Photographs | Baseball Almanac

1935 World Series Photographs | The Los Angeles Times | October 4, 1935
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Fabian Kowalik Trivia: He obviously had a unique last name, but his first name was also "rare" -- he was the first major leaguer named Fabian! Do you know who was second? [Answer]