Dick Tracewski
American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Joseph Tracewski (born February 3, 1935), nicknamed "Trixie", is an American former baseball player, coach, and manager. During his playing career, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, appearing in 614 games over eight seasons, from 1962 to 1969.[1]
Dick Tracewski | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1935-02-03) February 3, 1935 (age 89) Eynon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 1962, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1969, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .213 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 91 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
As manager
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Tracewski was a four-time World Series champion as a player and coach. He participated in three Fall Classics as a player: two with Los Angeles (1963, 1965) and one with Detroit (1968). He was the starting second baseman in the Dodgers' four-game sweep of the Yankees in 1963, and also started four games at second during the seven-game 1965 classic. He also served as first-base coach for the Tigers in the 1984 World Series.[2]