Robert John Gorinski played baseball for the Minnesota Twins for his entire 1 year career with a .195 batting average

Batting average

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Gorinski was born on January 7, 1952 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999...

. He was a native of Calumet, Pennsylvania

Calumet, Pennsylvania

Calumet is an unincorporated community in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although the United States Census Bureau includes it in a census-designated place with the nearby community of Norvelt, they are in reality two very different communities, each...

. and a graduate of Mount Pleasant Area High School

Mount Pleasant Area School District

Mount Pleasant School District is a public school district in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The boroughs of Mount Pleasant and Donegal, as well as the townships of Mount Pleasant and Donegal are within district boundaries.-Administration:...

 in 1970. Gorinski was selected by the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

 in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft

1970 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The regular and secondary phases of the January draft proved more fruitful to major league clubs than the June draft...

. He made his Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 debut on April 10, 1977 for the Minnesota Twins.

Minor leagues

Gorinski began his professional career in the Gulf Coast League

Gulf Coast League

The Gulf Coast League is a minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. It is a Rookie League, with a season running from mid-June to late August. The season is 60 games long and teams in the league are divided into three divisions, East, North and South...

 in 1970. That season, while playing with the Sarasota Twins

Gulf Coast League Twins

The Gulf Coast League Twins are the Rookie "A" Level Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The team plays in Fort Myers, Florida, at the Lee County Sports Complex....

, he led the league with 6 home runs. By 1972, Gorinski advanced to playing Triple-A

AAA (baseball)

Triple-A refers to the highest level of play in minor league baseball in the United States and Mexico.-Purpose:Triple-A teams' main purpose is to prepare players for the Major Leagues:...

 baseball in the Carolina League

Carolina League

The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic Coast of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...

 with the Twins' affiliate in Lynchburg. There he led the league with 23 home runs. The following year in 1974, he led the Southern League

Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...

, while with the Orlando Twins, with 23 home runs and 100 RBIs. In 1976, he led the Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...

 with 28 home runs and 110 RBIs, while with the Tacoma Twins.

Major Leagues

In the 35th annual Baseball Hall of Fame Game, Minnesota scored three runs late for an 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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. Gorinski belted a three-run home run

Home run

In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

 in the top of the sixth inning to even the game at 5-5. Gorinski also collected a fourth-inning RBI double. His jersey number was 35 during his time with the Twins.

Family

Bob is the nephew of Walt Gorinski

Walt Gorinski

Walter A. Gorinski was a professional football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After attending Hurst High School, located in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, Gorinski attended and played college football at Louisiana State University. Gorinski made his professional debut...

, a professional football

American football

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 player who played in 1946

1946 NFL season

The 1946 NFL season was the 27th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him...

 with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

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Batting stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1977	MIN	54	118	14	23	3	22	.195	.226	.322	4	1	5	29	0	2	1	0	1

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