Charles Kolakowski
Charles James Kolakowski
Born: December 22, 1932
Sayreville, NJ US
Deceased: January 13, 2010
Mount Penn, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Career: 1955-1961
Charles Kolakowski compiled a career record of 48 wins and 43 losses and a 3.84 ERA in his 227-game pitching career with the Spartanburg Peaches, Reading Indians, Mobile Bears, Atlanta Crackers, Cedar Rapids Braves, Jacksonville Braves, Austin Senators, Sacramento Solons, Burlington Bees, Jacksonville Jets and Asheville Tourists. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1961 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.47 | 26 | 22 | 161.0 | 115 | 78 | 62 | 3 | 146 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.16 | 33 | 23 | 164.0 | 161 | 105 | 94 | 12 | 103 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.58 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 171.0 | 139 | 82 | 68 | 5 | 96 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.25 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 177.0 | 148 | 78 | 64 | 9 | 93 | 7 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 11 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 22 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.54 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 39.0 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.74 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42.3 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | 20 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 48 | 43 | .527 | 3.84 | 227 | 101 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 796.3 | 687 | 407 | 340 | 40 | 501 | 14 | 366 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 27 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .250 | .450 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 34 | 54 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .130 | .241 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 38 | 61 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .333 | .429 | .542 | .970 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 34 | 69 | 59 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .119 | .221 | .153 | .373 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | (+) Atlanta Crackers | 35 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .208 | .288 | .340 | .628 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | (+) Mobile Bears | 35 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .208 | .288 | .340 | .628 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 11 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .214 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | (+) Asheville Tourists | 23 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .053 | .182 | .053 | .234 | 1 | ||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | (+) Jacksonville Jets | 23 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .053 | .182 | .053 | .234 | 1 | ||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 175 | 288 | 261 | 12 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 51 | .188 | .238 | .249 | .487 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 36 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .722 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 33 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 3 | .940 | 1.424 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .818 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | P | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .421 |
| Totals | 203 | 23 | 67 | 6 | 6 | .938 | .443 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1957 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Jets | HOU | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT |
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