George Kernek

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George Boyd Kernek (January 12, 1940 – August 14, 2022) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 30 games in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and pinch hitter for the 1965–1966 St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Holdenville, Oklahoma, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) during his active career. Kernek attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played baseball and basketball, and joined the Cardinals' minor league organization in 1961. After hitting .295 with 17 home runs and 86 runs batted in in the Triple-A International League in 1965, Kernek was recalled in September; he got into ten games and batted .290 in 31 at bats with four extra-base hits. That winter, the Redbirds traded their veteran All-Star first baseman, Bill White, to the Philadelphia Phillies, opening up his position for competition among younger players like the 26-year-old Kernek. He was St. Louis' Opening Day first baseman (against White's Phillies) and went on to start 14 more games for the Cardinals through May 1. But despite two three-hit games, he was hitting only .239 with one extra-base hit when he lost his starting jo

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