Milt Bocek

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American baseball player (1912–2007)

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::summary American baseball player (1912–2007) ::

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Field	Value
name	Milt Bocek
image	Milt Bocek.jpg
position	Left fielder
bats	Right
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Brookfield, Illinois, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	September 3
debutyear	1933
debutteam	Chicago White Sox
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	August 2
finalyear	1934
finalteam	Chicago White Sox
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.267
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	1
stat3label	RBI
stat3value	6
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Chicago White Sox (–) Milton Francis Bocek (July 16, 1912 – April 29, 2007) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career, he was listed at 6 ft and 185 lb.

Early life

Bocek was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was popularly known as "Beltin' Bo from Cicero". He graduated from Crane High School (Chicago) in Chicago and played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Professional career

While Bocek was a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he became a fairly prominent summer amateur and semipro player in baseball and softball. Chicago White Sox manager Lew Fonseca noticed him and arranged a tryout at Comiskey Park, during which Bocek hit several balls into the upper deck. He signed with the White Sox in the second half of 1933, becoming the fifth-youngest player in Major League Baseball that season, and then spent the first part of the 1934 season with the team as well. Subsequently, he played several years in the minor league systems of the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.

Post-playing career

After the end of Bocek's playing career, he worked as a draftsman for Danly Machine Company and later at a family owned business, also serving in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to his wife Victoria for 58 years before her death in 2006, and they had three children and eight grandchildren. At the time of his death, he held the distinction of being the oldest living White Sox player. He died on April 29, 2007, in Brookfield, Illinois, after a brief illness. He is buried next to his wife at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.

References

"Milt Bocek". Historic Baseball.
"[http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-ap-il-obit-bocek,1,1977996.story?coll=chi-sportstop-hed Former Chicago White Sox outfielder Milton Bocek dead at 94]", the [[Associated Press]], published April 30, 2007, accessed April 30, 2007.
"Milt Bocek Stats". Baseball Almanac.
"Milt Bocek".

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