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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, 13,070th 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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1980 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

559

.161

RBI

OBP

.203

SLG

.222

OPS

.425

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 21	PHI		NYM	L,0-3	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
2	11 (1)	Apr 23	PHI		NYM	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
3	13 (1)	Apr 26	PHI		STL	W,7-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
4	15 (1)	Apr 30	PHI	@	NYM	L,0-2	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (2)	May 3	PHI		LAD	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
6	20 (1)	May 5	PHI		ATL	W,7-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
7	23 (2)	May 10	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
8	26 (2)	May 14	PHI	@	ATL	W,9-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	31 (4)	May 20	PHI		CIN	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
10	35 (3)	May 25	PHI		HOU	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
11	41 (5)	May 31	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	54 (12)	Jun 15	PHI		SDP	W,8-5	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	58 (3)	Jun 19	PHI	@	SDP	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
14	64 (5)	Jun 26	PHI		MON	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
15	65	Jun 27	PHI		NYM	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
16	66	Jun 28 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
17	67	Jun 28 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
18	68	Jun 29	PHI		NYM	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
19	69	Jun 30	PHI	@	MON	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	70	Jul 1	PHI	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	72 (1)	Jul 3 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
22	73	Jul 3 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
23	74	Jul 4	PHI	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	3B
24	75	Jul 5	PHI	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
25	76	Jul 6	PHI	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	78 (1)	Jul 11	PHI		CHC	W,7-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
27	81 (2)	Jul 14	PHI		PIT	L,11-13	GF	6	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
28	82	Jul 15	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
29	83	Jul 16	PHI	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	84	Jul 17	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
31	85	Jul 18	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	95 (9)	Jul 27	PHI		ATL	W,17-4		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
33	98 (2)	Jul 30	PHI		HOU	W,6-4	GF	15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	99	Aug 1	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
35	100	Aug 2	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
36	101	Aug 3	PHI		CIN	W,8-4	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
37	102	Aug 6	PHI		STL	L,0-14	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
38	111 (8)	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	112	Aug 15	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
40	113	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-6	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B 2B
41	114	Aug 17 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	121 (6)	Aug 24	PHI		SFG	W,7-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	138 (16)	Sep 10	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
44	143 (4)	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,8-4	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	146 (2)	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
46	157 (10)	Sep 30	PHI		CHC	W,14-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	162 (4)	Oct 5	PHI	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	46	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							49gm		174.1	18	35	2	55	0