John Stedronsky
Austrian-American baseball player (1850–1924)
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John Stedronsky (June 22, 1849 – May 11, 1924) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball for the 1879 Chicago White Stockings. A Czech, he was the first person born in the Austrian Empire in the history of Major League Baseball.
| John Stedronsky | |
|---|---|
| Third Baseman | |
| Born: Jan Štědronský June 22, 1849 Štědronín, Bohemia, Austrian Empire | |
| Died: May 11, 1924 (aged 74) Cleveland, Ohio | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1879, for the Chicago White Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| 1879, for the Chicago White Stockings | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .083 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Runs | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Jan Štědronský was born in Štědronín, Bohemia, Austrian Empire on June 22, 1849, and his family emigrated to the United States in 1853.[1] He married and had five children. Stedronsky suffered a stroke and died on May 11, 1924. He was buried at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]
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