:Ted Sepkowski

{{Short description|American baseball player (1923–2002)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Ted Sepkowski

|position=Utilityman

|image=Ted Sepkowski.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1923|11|9}}

|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland

|death_date={{death date and age|2002|3|8|1923|11|9}}

|death_place=Severna Park, Maryland

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 9

|debutyear=1942

|debutteam=Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 21

|finalyear=1947

|finalteam=New York Yankees

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.231

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=1

|teams=

• Cleveland Indians (1942; 1946–1947)
• New York Yankees (1947)

}}

Theodore Walter Sepkowski, born Szepkowski (November 9, 1923 – March 8, 2002) was an American professional baseball player.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he played outfield and three infield positions as a minor leaguer,[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sepkow001the Minor league record] from Baseball Reference and appeared in 19 Major League Baseball games as a utility player for the Cleveland Indians ({{baseball year|1942}}; {{baseball year|1946}}–{{baseball year|1947}}) and New York Yankees ({{baseball year|1947}}). He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at {{convert|5|ft|11|in|abbr=on}} and {{convert|190|lb|abbr=on}}.

Sepkowski's active career extended from 1942–1955, with the 1943–1945 seasons missed because of service in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.[http://baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served_atoz.htm Baseball in Wartime.com] He broke into the game with his hometown Baltimore Orioles of the International League, then a Cleveland farm club, and saw his first action in the Majors on September 9, 1942, when he was Cleveland's starting second baseman in a 5–4 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Athletics. Sepkowski collected his first MLB hit in five at bats that day but made two errors in the field.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1942/B09090CLE1942.htm 1942-9-9 box score from Retrosheet]

He spent most of 1946 with the Double-A Oklahoma City Indians before another late-season recall, then started 1947 with Cleveland before his contract was sold to the Yankees on June 3. He appeared in two games for the Yanks as a pinch runner, then returned to the minors for the remainder of his career. As a Major Leaguer he appeared as a third baseman and second baseman for two games each, and as a right fielder in one contest. His six MLB hits included two doubles.