Cliff Pastornicky
American baseball player (born 1958)
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Clifford Scot Pastornicky (born November 18, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player.
| Cliff Pastornicky | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: November 18, 1958 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 14, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 27, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Pastornicky was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 8th round of the 1980 draft. He made his debut on June 14, 1983 with the Royals, and batted 2/5/.125 in ten career games in the majors. He played the majority of his career in Double and Triple-A.
Prior to playing professionally, Pastornicky was an All-WAC shortstop at BYU from 1978 - 1980 setting the career home run record with 31 HRs.
Personal
His son is shortstop Tyler Pastornicky. His father, Ernest Pastornicky,[1] played in the Chicago Cubs minor league system.[2]