Bill Bryk

William E. Bryk
born William Brykczynski

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Thornridge High School (Dolton)

• Born January 18, 1951 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died April 6, 2021 in Dyer, IN USA

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Biographical Information

Bill Bryk pitched four seasons in the minor leagues, managed for six in the minors and has spent most of his baseball life as a scout. His son Billy Bryk, Jr. has been a coach.

Bryk was drafted in the 32nd round of the 1969 amateur draft by the Washington Senators. He debuted that season with the Wytheville Senators, going 1 for 1 at the plate. On the mound, he was 1-0 with a 10.38 ERA, allowing 21 hits sand 15 walks in 13 innings. In 1970, he pitched for the Burlington Senators (2 runs in 1 IP) and the Geneva Senators (1-2, 1 Sv, 7.20 ERA in 9 games). He spent 1972 with the Batavia Trojans, winning his only decision. Despite walking 15 batters in 18 innings, his ERA was a fine 2.50.

Though he had been known as Bill Brykczynski previously, he shortened his name to Bryk. He was using that name when he became player-manager of the Beeville Blazers of the unaffiliated Lone Star League. In his role as pitcher, he had a 1-0 record and a 4.74 ERA in 5 games. One of his three starts was a shutout. Control remained an issue, as he walked 17 batters, hit 7 and threw 5 wild pitches in 19 innings. He was extremely hard to hit, though, allowing just 8 hits.

Bryk was as a scout for the San Diego Padres in the 1979-1981, then moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates as a special assignment scout (1982-1983) and scouting supervisor (1984-??). He signed Rob Mackowiak for the Pirates.

In 2011, Bryk was a Major League Scout and Special Assistant to the GM for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1977	Beeville Blazers	Lone Star League	37-43	4th	none	none
1978	Grays Harbor Loggers	Northwest League	47-23	1st	none	League Champs
1979	Victoria Mussels	Northwest League	41-31	3rd (t)	none
1980	Grays Harbor Loggers	Northwest League	33-36	6th	none
1981	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	29-41	6th	San Diego Padres
1983	Watertown Pirates	New York-Penn League	21-55	12th	Pittsburgh Pirates
1984	Watertown Pirates	New York-Penn League	39-35	5th	Pittsburgh Pirates

Sources include 1970-1973 and 1978 Baseball Guides, e-mail communication from Padres scout Bill Gayton