Bill Gogolewski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1947
Place of Birth: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Bill Gogolewski
- William Joseph Gogolewski (born October 26, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played a total of six seasons with the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.
- Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Gogolewski was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). The right-hander was selected by the Senators out of Oshkosh High School in the 18th round (343rd overall) of the first-ever MLB amateur entry draft in June, 1965.
- He made it to the majors in September 1970.
- During that month, he started five of eight games, winning two of four decisions.
- The 1971 campaign, the franchise's last in the Nation's Capital, was Gogolewski's best, going 6–5 in 17 starts with a 2.76 earned run average, the only time in his career that statistic would be under 4.00.
- While the team finished its first two Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex seasons in the American League West cellar, his record fell to 4–11 in 1972.
- He surrendered the first-ever home run in Kauffman Stadium history to the Kansas City Royals' John Mayberry in the ballpark's inaugural in April 1973.
- He pitched the final four innings to preserve the victory in David Clyde's professional debut.He was dealt to the Indians on March 23, 1974 to complete a prior trade that sent Steve Hargan to Texas.
- He signed with the White Sox on February 18, 1975, one week after Cleveland released him.
- A back injury led to the end of his career later that year.In 144 MLB games pitched (with 44 starts), Gogolewski compiled a 15–24 record and a 4.02 ERA, with six complete games, two shutouts and ten saves.
- In 501 innings pitched, he allowed 496 hits and 200 bases on balls, with 301 strikeouts. Gogolewski is currently the chairman of the Oshkosh advisory park board.
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