Gus Keriazakos
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Constantine Nicholas "Gus" Keriazakos (July 28, 1931 — May 4, 1996) was an American
professional baseball
player. He was a 6 inch, 187 lb (84.8 kg) right-handed pitcher
who worked 28 games played
in the Major Leagues
in and –. Keriazakos spent the entire 1954 campaign with Washington, appearing in 22 games, 19 in relief
, and posting a creditable earned run average
of 3.77. He started
three times, and pitched complete games in two of them.
All told, he appeared in 28 MLB games and allowed 81 hits
and 42 bases on balls with 42 strikeouts in 73⅔ innings of work.
United States
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professional baseball
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
player. He was a 6 inch, 187 lb (84.8 kg) right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who worked 28 games played
Games played
Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.-Baseball:In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game,...
in the Major Leagues
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
in and –. Keriazakos spent the entire 1954 campaign with Washington, appearing in 22 games, 19 in relief
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
, and posting a creditable earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
of 3.77. He started
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
three times, and pitched complete games in two of them.
All told, he appeared in 28 MLB games and allowed 81 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
and 42 bases on balls with 42 strikeouts in 73⅔ innings of work.