Jack Virkstis
John Virkstis Jr.
Born: July 31, 1931
Grand Rapids, MI US
Deceased: August 22, 2013
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1949-1954
Jack Virkstis compiled a career record of 33 wins and 35 losses and a 4.00 ERA in his 103-game pitching career with the Madisonville Miners, Superior Blues, Waterloo White Hawks and Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.58 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 113.0 | 80 | 63 | 45 | 73 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.04 | 32 | 219.0 | 172 | 86 | 74 | 8 | 150 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.96 | 18 | 85.0 | 56 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 2 | 11 | .154 | 6.48 | 20 | 82.0 | 104 | 69 | 59 | 2 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.94 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 70 | 44 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 33 | 35 | .485 | 4.00 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 547.0 | 482 | 291 | 243 | 20 | 336 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | 19 | 49 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | .222 | .364 | .250 | .614 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 33 | 81 | 81 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .210 | .272 | .481 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 23 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .074 | .074 | .148 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 18 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 15 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 108 | 201 | 187 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .171 | .209 | .214 | .423 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | P | 18 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.167 |
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .667 | .400 |
| Totals | 103 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .844 | .262 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Kitty League | Madisonville Miners | CHA | ||
| 1950 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | CHA | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
