John Vukovich

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 187lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: July 31, 1947 in Sacramento, CA us

Died: March 8, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Haddonfield Baptist Cemetery, Haddonfield, NJ

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (10th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from American River College (Sacramento, CA).

High School: Amador HS (Sutter Creek, CA)

School: American River College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 11, 1970 (Age 23-042d, 13,070th in major league history)
vs. MON 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 23, 1981 (Age 34-023d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: John Christopher Vukovich

Nicknames: Vuke

Pronunciation: \VOO-kuh-vich\

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1980 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

559

.161

RBI

OBP

.203

SLG

.222

OPS

.425

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	59 (58)	Jun 14	PHI		SFG	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	60	Jun 15	PHI		SFG	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
3	61	Jun 16	PHI		SFG	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
4	62	Jun 18	PHI	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	26	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	63	Jun 19	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	66	14.2	3	2	0	5	0	3B
6	64	Jun 20 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
7	65	Jun 20 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-7	CG	42	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
8	66	Jun 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	48	12.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
9	67	Jun 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
10	68	Jun 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
11	69	Jun 24	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
12	70	Jun 25	PHI		PIT	L,4-14	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
13	71	Jun 26	PHI		PIT	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	72	Jun 27 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
15	73	Jun 27 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,9-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
16	74	Jun 28	PHI		NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
17	75	Jun 29	PHI		NYM	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
18	76	Jun 30	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77	Jul 1	PHI		CIN	L,1-5	GS	26	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
20	78	Jul 2 (1)	PHI	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
21	79	Jul 2 (2)	PHI	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
22	80	Jul 3	PHI	@	MON	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
23	81	Jul 4	PHI	@	MON	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
24	82	Jul 5	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
25	83	Jul 6	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	84	Jul 7	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	85	Jul 8	PHI		MON	W,7-5	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
28	86	Jul 9	PHI		MON	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
29	87	Jul 10 (1)	PHI		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
30	88	Jul 10 (2)	PHI		MON	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	89	Jul 11	PHI		MON	W,11-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
32	90	Jul 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
33	91	Jul 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
34	92	Jul 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
35	93	Jul 18 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
36	94	Jul 18 (2)	PHI	@	HOU	L,7-10	CG	39	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
37	95	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
38	96	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
39	97	Jul 21	PHI	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	98	Jul 22	PHI	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
41	99	Jul 23	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
42	100	Jul 24	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
43	103 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
44	104	Jul 27 (2)	PHI		HOU	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
45	105	Jul 28	PHI		HOU	L,3-6	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
46	106	Jul 30	PHI		STL	L,3-4	GS	28	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	109 (2)	Aug 2	PHI		ATL	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
48	110	Aug 3	PHI		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
49	111	Aug 4	PHI		ATL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
50	112	Aug 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	118 (5)	Aug 12	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
52	119	Aug 13	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
53	121 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	PHI	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
54	122	Aug 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
55	123	Aug 18	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
56	124	Aug 20	PHI		LAD	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
57	126 (1)	Aug 22	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
58	127	Aug 23	PHI		SDP	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
59	130 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
60	132 (1)	Aug 29	PHI		SFG	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	133	Aug 30	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	GF	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	134	Aug 31	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	135	Sep 1	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
64	138 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,5-6	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
65	139	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
66	141 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
67	147 (5)	Sep 13	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	148	Sep 14	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
69	154 (5)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	12	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	157 (2)	Sep 23	PHI	@	MON	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
71	158	Sep 24	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
72	160 (1)	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	GF	13	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR 3B
73	161	Sep 28	PHI		PIT	W,6-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
74	162	Sep 30	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
							74gm		559.0	58	137	9	204	8