Oscar Bielaski

Oscar Bielaski
Oscar Bielaski

Right fielder
Born: March 21, 1847(1847-03-21)
Washington, D.C.
Died: November 8, 1911(1911-11-08) (aged 64)
Washington, D.C.
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 24, 1872 for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
July 21, 1876 for the Chicago White Stockings
Career statistics
Batting average     .241
Home runs     0
Runs batted in     55
Teams

Oscar Bielaski (March 21, 1847 – November 8, 1911) was an American right fielder and the first Polish-American to play Major League Baseball, playing from 1872 until 1876. His father was Alexander Bielaski, a Captain for the Union army, died at the battle of Belmont. Oscar learned to play baseball while enlisted in the Union Army as a drummer.[1]

Oscar was born in Washington, D.C., and died there, at the age of 64. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[2]

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