Greg Luzinski

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Gregory Michael "The Bull" Luzinski (born November 22 1950) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Notre Dame High School in Niles, Illinois. Luzinski spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies (1970–1980), and retired as a member of the Chicago White Sox (1981–1984).

At 6'1 and 225 pounds, Luzinski was a well-liked member of the Phillies and a prototypical slugger. He was a career .276 hitter with 307 home runs and 1,128 RBIs. He was selected an All-Star between 1975 and 1978.

Still a fan favorite in Philadelphia, he opened "Bull's Barbecue" in the Phillies' newly opened stadium, Citizens Bank Park.

Luzinski was designated hitter on the 1983 AL West champion White Sox, which won 99 games. Luzinski joined Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk, Ron Kittle and Greg Walker to create a fearsome middle of the lineup that season.

See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

• Baseball Library
• Phillies All-Time Team
• Greg Luzinski on Wikipedia

Preceded by Willie Crawford	National League Player of the Month June, 1973	Succeeded by Pete Rose
Preceded by Johnny Bench	National League RBI Champion 1975	Succeeded by George Foster
Preceded by George Foster	National League Player of the Month July, 1977	Succeeded by George Foster

1983 American League West Champion Chicago White Sox   Starting Lineup: 1. Rudy Law CF | 2. Julio Cruz 2B | 3. Harold Baines RF | 4. Greg Luzinski DH | 5. Greg Walker/Mike Squires 1B | 6. Ron Kittle/Tom Paciorek LF | 7. Carlton Fisk C | 8. Vance Law 3B | 9. Scott Fletcher/Jerry Dybzinski   Starting Pitchers: La Marr Hoyt | Richard Dotson | Floyd Bannister | Britt Burns | Jerry Koosman   Manager: Tony La Russa, Coaches: Loren Babe | Ed Brinkman | Dave Duncan | Art Kusnyer | Charlie Lau | Jim Leyland | Dave Nelson