A prep star at Muskegon St. Mary, Fred Storck was a reliable bat and a popular player throughout an 11-year baseball career.  Storck started his professional career in 1946 as a pitcher in the Cleveland Indian organization, but would ultimately find his niche in the outfield.  A Central Association All-Star selection as a member of Indians’ Class C affiliate in Burlington, IA in 1948, Storck spent a year in Class B ball with Chicago Cubs affiliates before being plucked by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the annual minor league draft in late 1949.

Storck had a huge year at Class AA Fort Worth in 1950, batting .297 in 98 games. He was expected to join the Dodgers’ major league roster in 1951, but he was drafted into the Korean War in the fall of 1950.

After serving his country for two years, Storck resumed his baseball career. He had back-to-back big seasons at Pueblo, knocking in a career-high 83 runs in 1954 and smacking a career-high 22 home runs in 1955. Storck’s final season was 1956, after which he returned home to Muskegon and started a 30-year career as a detective with the Muskegon Police Department. He retired from the police department in 1987.