William Kovalak
William Kovalak
Born: 1924
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: Left
Throws:
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150
Career: 1943-1950
William Kovalak compiled a career batting average of .273 with 11 home runs and 168 RBI in his 740-game career with the Hornell Maples, Hornell Pirates, Albany Senators, York White Roses, Niagara Falls Citizens and Hagerstown Braves. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | NYPL | Hornell Maples | 58 | 228 | 195 | 19 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 30 | .195 | .293 | .226 | .518 | 44 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1944 | D | NYPL | Hornell Maples | 123 | 568 | 469 | 90 | 143 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 38 | 86 | 56 | .305 | .418 | .405 | .823 | 190 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| 1945 | D | NYPL | Hornell Pirates | 95 | 436 | 347 | 81 | 122 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 71 | 18 | .352 | .476 | .450 | .925 | 156 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| 1945 | A | EL | Albany Senators | 20 | 74 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .113 | .236 | .129 | .365 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | 112 | 456 | 381 | 80 | 114 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 61 | 35 | .299 | .409 | .360 | .769 | 137 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | 132 | 576 | 486 | 84 | 125 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 85 | 56 | .257 | .371 | .346 | .717 | 168 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | 139 | 526 | 526 | 132 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .251 | .251 | .316 | .567 | 166 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | INSL6 | Hagerstown Braves | 14 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | MATL | Niagara Falls Citizens | 47 | 164 | 164 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .268 | .494 | 44 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 740 | 3064 | 2666 | 361 | 728 | 108 | 28 | 11 | 168 | 99 | 0 | 335 | 203 | .273 | .361 | .347 | .708 | 925 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | NYPL | Hornell Maples | OF | 58 | 101 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .915 | 1.845 |
| 1944 | D | NYPL | Hornell Maples | OF | 123 | 267 | 16 | 24 | 3 | .922 | 2.301 |
| 1945 | D | NYPL | Hornell Pirates | OF | 93 | 200 | 13 | 10 | 7 | .955 | 2.290 |
| 1945 | A | EL | Albany Senators | OF | 18 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.444 |
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | OF | 105 | 167 | 10 | 9 | 2 | .952 | 1.686 |
| 1946 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | York White Roses | OF | 129 | 212 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .962 | 1.767 |
| Totals | 527 | 990 | 62 | 62 | 16 | .944 | 1.996 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | D | PONY League | Hornell Maples | PIT | ||
| 1944 | D | PONY League | Hornell Maples | PIT | ||
| 1945 | D | PONY League | Hornell Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1945 | A | Eastern League | Albany Senators | PIT | ||
| 1946 | B | Inter-State League | York White Roses | PIT | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | York White Roses | PIT | ||
| 1948 | B | Inter-State League | York White Roses | PIT | ||
| 1950 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Niagara Falls Citizens | |||
| 1950 | B | Inter-State League | Hagerstown Braves | BSN |
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