Joe Donald Stanka (July 23, 1931 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher from Hammon, Oklahoma played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (1959), and the Nankai Hawks and Taiyo Whales in the Japanese professional leagues (1960–66).

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Jan 4, 2012 · Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Pacific Coast League near Labor Day of 1959, Joe Stanka was a 28-year-old journeyman in his 10th minor-league campaign. He appeared in just two games for the Go Go Sox, winning one, losing none, and compiling a 3.78 earned run average in 5⅓ innings of pitching.

Oct 19, 2018 · RIP to Joe Stanka, who had a brief stay in the majors but a very successful career in Japan. He died on Monday, October 15 at the age of 87. Stanka pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1959), Nankai Hawks (1960-5) and Taiyo Whales (1966). Stanka signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers before the 1950 season.…

Joe Stanka Bio. Fullname: Joe Donald Stanka; Born: 7/23/1931 in Hammon, OK; Debut: 9/02/1959

Joe Stanka, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Thursday, July 23, 1931, in Hammon, Oklahoma. Stanka was 28 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 2, 1959, with the Chicago White Sox.

After years of frustration in the minors, Joe Stanka pitched his ball club to the pennant. He became a national hero. But it was not quite the classic movie script—his team was the Nankai Hawks...

Sacramento sold him to the Chicago White Sox late in the 1959 season. Stanka finally made his major league debut that year, going 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in 2 games and escaping from the Sacramento stay that had caused a promising career to go stagnant.

Joe Stanka. Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-6, 201lb (198cm, 91kg) Born: July 23, 1931 in Hammon, OK us. Died: October 15, 2018 in Katy, TX. Buried: Katy Magnolia Cemetery, Katy, TX High School: Waynoka HS (Waynoka, OK) …

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