Rocky Krsnich
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 5 August 1927, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA | |||
| Death | 14 February 2019 (aged 91 years) | |||
| Star sign | Leo | |||
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Rocky Krsnich (born Rocco Peter Krznić; August 5, 1927 – February 14, 2019) was a Major League Baseball third baseman.
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He was born in West Allis, Wisconsin. Krsnich originally signed as a free agent in 1945 with the Philadelphia Phillies. The following year, he joined the New York Yankees organization. In 1948, Krsnich was selected in the Minor League Draft by the Chicago White Sox. During his time with the White Sox, Krsnich played at the Major League level in 1949, as well as in 1952 and 1953. Later he was traded along with Saul Rogovin and Connie Ryan to the Cincinnati Reds for Willard Marshall. He is the brother of former MLB player Mike Krsnich. Krsnich died February 14, 2019.