About John Skopec
Lived 1880 – 1912 (aged 32). John Skopec was an American baseball player.
John S. Skopec (May 8, 1880 – October 20, 1912) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1903. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Biography John Skopec was born in Chicago. He was a left-handed pitcher. In 1900, he joined the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher under Charles Comiskey's management. He then joined the Detroit Tigers. In 1904, he sprained his arm and left Detroit.
Skopec also played with the Wheeling Stogies, Little Rock Travelers and the Colorado Springs Millionaires. He joined the Newark Sailors on February 25, 1905.
Skopec died in October 1912.
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American baseball player
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John Skopec was born on 8 May 1880 in Chicago.
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John Skopec died on 20 October 1912 in Chicago.
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John Skopec was a baseball player.
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