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Phil Mankowski

American baseball player (born 1953)

Summary

American baseball player (born 1953)

Field	Value
name	Phil Mankowski
position	Third baseman
bats	Left
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	Buffalo, New York, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	August 30
debutyear	1976
debutteam	Detroit Tigers
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	July 21
finalyear	1982
finalteam	New York Mets
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.264
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	8
stat3label	Runs batted in
stat3value	64

Detroit Tigers (1976–1979)
New York Mets (1980, 1982) Philip Anthony Mankowski (born January 9, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1976–1979) and New York Mets (1980, 1982).

Early years

Mankowski was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1953. His father Ben played in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system in the early 1940s, and his brother Paul played in the Minnesota Twins' farm system from 1965 to 1969.

Major League Baseball

With Aurelio Rodriguez holding the third baseman position for Detroit, Mankowski spent six years in the minor leagues before making his major league debut. As a rookie in 1976, Mankowski appeared in 24 games, 22 of them as the Tigers' starting third baseman. In 1977, he appeared in a career-high 94 games, including 78 as the starter at second base. During the 1977 season, he also had career highs in at bats (286), hits (79), triples (three), and RBIs (27). The only other season in which Mankowski had at least 100 at bats was 1978, when he hit .275, scored 28 runs, hit four home runs, and drove in 20 runs. On April 7, 1978, Mankowski hit a three-run home run to help Mark Fidrych get the win in a five-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays.

On October 31, 1979, the Tigers traded Mankowski and Jerry Morales to the New York Mets for Richie Hebner. He appeared in 21 games for the Mets during the 1980 and 1982 seasons.

In 269 major league games, Mankowski hit .264 with 195 hits, 72 runs scored, 64 RBIs, 55 bases on balls, 23 doubles, eight home runs, four triples, and three stolen bases.

Later years

Mankowski played third baseman Hank Benz in the 1984 movie The Natural.

While playing for the Mets in 1982, Mankowski began studying classical piano.

References

"Phil Mankowski". Sports Reference LLC.
"Phil Mankowski". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
Jim Hawkins. (April 8, 1978). "Mankowski all smiles after opening call". Detroit Free Press.
Jim Hawkins. (June 8, 1978). "Phil Mankowski: He's emerged from shadow of Rodriguez". Detroit Free Press.
Brian Bragg. (November 1, 1979). "Tigers acquire Hebner". Detroit Free Press.
(May 22, 1984). "Ex-Tiger a natural for role". Detroit Free Press.
(July 12, 1982). "SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS; Renaissance Mankowski". New York Times.

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