Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski was born on November 22,1950 and is an American former professional baseball player.
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14 Facts About Greg Luzinski
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Greg Luzinski was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 11th overall pick in the 1968 MLB draft.
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Greg Luzinski made his MLB debut on September 9,1970, at age 19, pinch-hitting for the Phillies in a loss to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
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Greg Luzinski was a poor defensive left fielder but a feared slugger with a good batting average despite frequent strikeouts.
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Greg Luzinski was selected to be a National League All-Star every year between 1975 and 1978, highlighted by the home run he hit off Jim Palmer in the 1977 All-Star Game.
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Greg Luzinski hit safely in every postseason game — and had at least one home run in each of the three National League Championship Series —played by the Phillies from 1976 to 1978, though Philadelphia did not advance to the World Series in any of those years.
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One of the first Phillies to buy seats at games for impoverished children, Greg Luzinski was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award in 1978.
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At one time, Greg Luzinski held the consecutive-game-hitting streak record for a league championship series with 13.
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Greg Luzinski joined the Chicago White Sox the next season and became one of the top sluggers and designated hitters in the American League.
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Greg Luzinski hit five home runs in five consecutive games, a franchise mark, which has since been tied by Ron Kittle, Frank Thomas, Carlos Lee, and Paul Konerko.
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Greg Luzinski returned to the postseason in the 1983 American League Championship Series, which the Sox lost to Baltimore three games to one.
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Greg Luzinski became a free agent at the end of the 1984 season but chose to retire on February 4,1985.
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From his retirement from professional baseball in 1985 until 1992, Greg Luzinski was the head baseball coach, and later head football coach, at Holy Cross Academy in Delran Township, New Jersey.
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In 1989, Greg Luzinski was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
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