John Vukovich
John Christopher Vukovich
Born: July 31, 1947
Sacramento, CA US
Deceased: March 8, 2007
Philadelphia, PA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
Draft: Round 1 (1966 January Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: America River Community College (FL)
Career: 1966-1979
Major League Statistics
John Vukovich compiled a career batting average of .259 with 91 home runs and 576 RBI in his 1118-game career with the Huron Phillies, Spartanburg Phillies, Portsmouth Tides, Reading Phillies, Eugene Emeralds, Toledo Mud Hens, Indianapolis Indians and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
 Spartanburg Phillies |
 Spartanburg Phillies |
 Reading Phillies |
 Reading Phillies |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Short Season A | NORL1 | Huron Phillies | 67 | 271 | 241 | 30 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 42 | .257 | .325 | .320 | .644 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 74 | 298 | 261 | 35 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 51 | .253 | .331 | .352 | .684 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 66 | 246 | 225 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 38 | .280 | .325 | .387 | .712 | 87 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 37 | 153 | 134 | 23 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | .313 | .375 | .463 | .838 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 110 | 417 | 372 | 39 | 94 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 56 | .253 | .325 | .347 | .671 | 129 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 138 | 566 | 520 | 58 | 143 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 96 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 81 | .275 | .323 | .454 | .777 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 58 | 240 | 221 | 31 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | .308 | .356 | .466 | .822 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 139 | 598 | 539 | 84 | 141 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 98 | .262 | .320 | .401 | .721 | 216 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 26 | 113 | 97 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | .227 | .318 | .278 | .597 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 49 | 164 | 152 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | .138 | .186 | .184 | .371 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 47 | 183 | 171 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 27 | .240 | .290 | .380 | .670 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 80 | 328 | 303 | 30 | 86 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 29 | .284 | .326 | .422 | .749 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 126 | 482 | 429 | 49 | 90 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 62 | .210 | .282 | .301 | .583 | 129 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 101 | 415 | 382 | 38 | 111 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 56 | .291 | .326 | .442 | .768 | 169 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 1118 | 4474 | 4047 | 467 | 1050 | 191 | 17 | 91 | 576 | 50 | 45 | 332 | 612 | .259 | .317 | .383 | .699 | 1548 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Short Season A | NORL1 | Huron Phillies | 3B | 67 | 56 | 103 | 12 | 10 | .930 | 2.373 |
| 1967 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 3B | 73 | 50 | 120 | 16 | 10 | .914 | 2.329 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 2B | 8 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .938 | 3.750 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 3B | 57 | 52 | 86 | 7 | 6 | .952 | 2.421 |
| 1968 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 3B | 37 | 37 | 78 | 5 | 8 | .958 | 3.108 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 110 | 114 | 187 | 15 | 21 | .953 | 2.736 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 138 | 122 | 334 | 22 | 29 | .954 | 3.304 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 58 | 55 | 104 | 14 | 14 | .919 | 2.741 |
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 3B | 82 | 63 | 195 | 8 | 24 | .970 | 3.146 |
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 2B | 55 | 126 | 164 | 10 | 40 | .967 | 5.273 |
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | SS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 5.000 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.800 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 25 | 24 | 49 | 2 | 4 | .973 | 2.920 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 21 | 27 | 47 | 6 | 13 | .925 | 3.524 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 16 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 3.562 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1975 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1976 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | SS | 9 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 |
| 1976 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2B | 36 | 60 | 115 | 5 | 14 | .972 | 4.861 |
| 1976 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3B | 74 | 69 | 148 | 12 | 12 | .948 | 2.932 |
| 1977 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .964 | 9.000 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2B | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .964 | 4.500 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | SS | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 3.667 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 115 | 104 | 227 | 18 | 25 | .948 | 2.878 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3B | 99 | 81 | 181 | 11 | 10 | .960 | 2.646 |
| 1979 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 1112 | 1181 | 2250 | 173 | 263 | .952 | 3.085 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Short Season A | Northern League | Huron Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1967 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | PHI | ||
| 1968 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | PHI | ||
| 1975 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1976 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | ||
| 1979 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI |
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