Lou Skizas
Encyclopedia
Louis Peter Skizas is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball
primarily as an outfielder
and third baseman
from 1956-1959.
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...
primarily as an outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
and third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
from 1956-1959.
Fast Facts
- Skizas is of GreekGreeksThe Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
ancestry. - His nickname was "The Nervous Greek" because of his antics at bat.
- Spent the 1952-53 seasons in military service.
- He hit a career high 18 home runs for the Kansas City Athletics in 1957.
- On November 20, 1957, Skizas was part of a 12-man trade that sent him from Kansas City to Detroit. Involved in that trade was fellow Greek-American John TsitourisJohn TsitourisJohn Philip Tsitouris is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1957–1960 and 1962–1968. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed ....
, whom both were swapped for.