John Polovina
John Milan Polovina
Born: September 17, 1949
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 187
Draft: Round 7 (1967 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: St. Francis HS (Altadena, CA)
Career: 1967-1969
John Polovina compiled a career record of 4 wins and 17 losses and a 3.79 ERA in his 41-game pitching career with the Cardinals, Lewiston Broncs, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds and Lewis-Clark Broncs. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1969 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2.93 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.53 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 97.0 | 85 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.06 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | Short Season A | NORW | Lewis-Clark Broncs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 4 | 17 | .190 | 3.79 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 183.0 | 170 | 99 | 77 | 10 | 82 | 4 | 130 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 17 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .139 | .162 | .139 | .301 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 67 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .113 | .127 | .113 | .240 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Cardinals | P | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .214 |
| 1968 | Short Season A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.200 |
| 1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | P | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .762 | .941 |
| 1969 | Short Season A | NORW | Lewis-Clark Broncs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 1 | .784 | .707 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | Gulf Coast League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1968 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | SLN | ||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1968 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | SLN | ||
| 1969 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Lewis-Clark Broncs | SLN |
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