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Dave Koslo

Dave Koslo

American baseball player (1920-1975)


George Bernard "Dave" Koslo (né Koslowski,[1] March 31, 1920 – December 1, 1975) was a professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of twelve seasons (1941–1942, 1946–1955) with the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Braves.

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Professional career

On April 18, 1947, Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson's first major league home run, hit in the third inning.[2]

Koslo was the National League ERA champion in 1949 with New York. For his career, he compiled a 92–107 record in 348 appearances, with a 3.68 ERA and 606 strikeouts.

Koslo was the winning pitcher in the opening game of the 1951 World Series and the losing pitcher of its final game.

Personal life

Koslo served in World War II as a member of the 13th Airborne Division of the United States Army from 1943 to 1945.[3]

In 1952, Koslo's wife gave birth to a son. It was his second child after a daughter.[4]

After recovering from a stroke in 1957, he worked in sales.[5] He was born in Menasha, Wisconsin, and later died there at the age of 55.[6]

See also


References

  1. Kondy, W. Kornel (Summer 2004). "Dave Koslo" (PDF). pgsmn.org. Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota. p. 6. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. "Baseball in Wartime – Dave Koslo". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. "17 Aug 1952, 23 - The Macon News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. Dave Koslo at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Gregory H. Wolf , Retrieved June 12, 2019.



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