# Al Cihocki > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al_Cihocki > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al_Cihocki.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Cihocki > Source revision: 1282716159 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1924–2014)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name=Al Cihocki |image=Al Cihocki.jpg | position=[Second baseman](/source/Second_baseman)/[Shortstop](/source/Shortstop) | bats=Right | throws=Right | birth_date=May 7, 1924 | birth_place=[Nanticoke, Pennsylvania](/source/Nanticoke%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date={{death date and age|2014|3|27|1924|5|7}} | death_place=Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. |debutleague = MLB | debutdate=April 17 | debutyear=1945 | debutteam=Cleveland Indians |finalleague = MLB | finaldate=September 22 | finalyear=1945 | finalteam=Cleveland Indians |statleague = MLB | stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) | stat1value=.212 | stat2label=Hits | stat2value=60 | stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in) | stat3value=24 | baseball_ref= | teams= * [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) (1945) }} '''Albert Joseph Cihocki''' (May 7, 1924 – March 27, 2014) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [infielder](/source/infielder) who played for one season. He played for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) from April 17, 1945, to September 22, 1945. Cihocki was born in [Nanticoke, Pennsylvania](/source/Nanticoke%2C_Pennsylvania), where he played [sandlot ball](/source/sandlot_ball) with [Steve Bilko](/source/Steve_Bilko), his cousin who also went on to play in the major leagues, as well as [Pete Gray](/source/Pete_Gray).{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesleader/obituary.aspx?n=al-yogi-j-cihocki-doc&pid=170420863|title=Al "Yogi" J. "Doc" Cihocki|work=[Times Leader](/source/Times_Leader)|publisher=Legacy.com|accessdate=September 1, 2014}} He originally tried out for the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) organization in 1941 and [Wilkes-Barre Barons](/source/Wilkes-Barre_(minor_league_baseball_club)) in 1942 but failed to make the cut for either team. Cihocki then joined the [Batavia Clippers](/source/Batavia_Clippers) as a [third baseman](/source/third_baseman), where he had a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) of .342 and was named to the [New York–Penn League](/source/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League)'s All-Star team.{{cite web|url=http://baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/cihocki_al.htm|title=Al Cihocki|publisher=Baseball in Wartime|first=Gary|last=Bedingfield|date=December 24, 2007|accessdate=September 1, 2014}} After finishing the season, he joined the [United States Coast Guard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard), and served for two years at the [United States Coast Guard Yard](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard_Yard) in [Curtis Bay, Baltimore](/source/Curtis_Bay%2C_Baltimore). Early in 1945, he received a medical discharge from the Coast Guard, and resumed his professional baseball career with the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) organization. Due to a lack of players available as a result of the war, Cihocki made the major league squad and remained there throughout the season. In 92 career games, Cihocki had a .212 batting average.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cihocal01.shtml|title=Al Cihocki Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=September 1, 2014}} After one season with the Indians, he joined the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles_(minor_league)), where he spent the next seven years. During his time with the Orioles, he played 850 total games, and was considered the team's "Iron Man". He also spent one year with the [Sabios de Vargas](/source/Sabios_de_Vargas) of the [Venezuelan Professional Baseball League](/source/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League), playing in 14 games for them.{{cite web|url=https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=cihoal001|title=Albert Joseph Cihocki|publisher=Estadisticas Beisbol profesional Venezolano|accessdate=September 1, 2014}} The Orioles released Cihocki after the 1952 season, and he continued to play on and off until 1958, where he spent his final year in professional baseball with the [Allentown Red Sox](/source/Allentown_Red_Sox).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=cihock001alb|title=Al Cihocki Minor League Statistics & History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=September 1, 2014}} After retiring from baseball, he coached various minor league teams and served as a corrections officer at the Dallas Correctional Institution.{{cite news|title=The Indians' Al Cihocki|first=Dennis|last=Lustig|work=[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer)|date=February 11, 1970|page=36}} He died on March 27, 2014. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Baseballstats|br=c/cihocal01 |brm=cihock001alb }} *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcihoa101.htm Retrosheet] {{DEFAULTSORT:Cihocki, Al}} Category:1924 births Category:2014 deaths Category:Allentown Red Sox players Category:United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II Category:Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Batavia Clippers players Category:Bismarck Barons players Category:Cleveland Indians players Category:Major League Baseball infielders Category:People from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Category:Baseball players from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Category:Sabios de Vargas players Category:San Antonio Missions players Category:Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania Category:American prison officers Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Al Cihocki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Cihocki) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Cihocki?action=history)). 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