Major League Baseball Player. A right handed hitter and thrower, 1st baseman Dick Kryhoski spent 7 seasons in the Major Leagues, playing for 5 teams from 1949 to 1955. The Leonia, New Jersey native was originally signed as an Amateur Free Agent by the New York Yankees before the 1946 season. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949, in a 3-2 win over the Washington Senators. Appearing in 34 games that season, he was used mostly as a defensive replacement for starting 1st baseman Tommy Henrich. Batting a career high .294 that season, he did not appear in the World Series, which was won by the Yankees 4-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yanks traded him to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Dick Wakefield on December 17, 1949. The 1950 season saw him used mostly as a defensive replacement for starting Bengals first basman Don Kolloway. He won the starting first base job in 1951 as he batted .287 with 12 homers and 57 RBI in 119 games. His stint with Detroit ended with a trade to the St. Louis Browns on February 14, 1952. With St. Louis he was again the starting 1st baseman, appearing in 111 games, though his average dropped to .243. Managing to raise his average to .278 in 1953, he moved with the Browns when the team relocated to Baltimore after the season. For the Orioles, he shared time at 1st with Eddie Waitkus. He was traded to his old team, the Yankees, on December 1, 1954, as completion of an earlier deal, which was made on November 17, 1954. This two part, 17 player deal, was the largest in baseball history. Ecstatic about returning to the Yankees, his happiness was short lived as his contract was sold to the Kansas City Athletics on March 30, 1955. He would appear in just 28 games for the A's that season, making his final Major League appearance on June 10. On June 14, Kansas City sold his contract to the International Leagues' Columbus Jets, in order to make room for pitcher Arnie Portocarrero. Over the course of his Major League career, Dick Kryhoski accrued a lifetime .265 average with 45 Home Runs and 231 RBI in 569 games. He died at his home in Beverly Hills, Michigan.