- Dick Tracewski
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Dick Tracewski Infielder Born: February 3, 1935
Eynon, PennsylvaniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 12, 1962 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Last MLB appearance September 27, 1969 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics Batting average .213 Hits 262 RBI 91 Teams As Player - Los Angeles Dodgers (1962-1965)
- Detroit Tigers (1966-1969)
As Manager
- Detroit Tigers (1979)
Career highlights and awards - World Series Champion: 1963, 1965, 1968
Richard Joseph Tracewski (born February 3, 1935 in Eynon, Pennsylvania) was a player and coach in Major League Baseball. In his career, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
He participated in three World Series: two with Los Angeles (1963, 1965) and one with Detroit (1968). He also served as first base coach for the Tigers in the 1984 World Series. Tracewski was the Dodgers' second baseman the evening of September 9, 1965 when Sandy Koufax tossed a perfect game against the San Francisco Giants.
In an 8-season playing career, he batted .213, often playing around 75-100 games a year, serving as a good fielding backup infielder. He had 8 career home runs and 91 RBIs. He had 262 hits in 1231 at bats. He is right-handed. He was traded to the Tigers for Phil Regan on December 15, 1965.
Following his playing career, Tracewski managed in the Detroit farm system for two seasons (1970–71). In 1972, he began a 24-year stint as a coach for Detroit, longer than any other coach in Tiger history. Tracewski, on occasion, filled in as the Tigers interim manager. He managed the club for two games in 1979 before Sparky Anderson arrived, and for several weeks in 1989 while Anderson recovered from exhaustion.
Tracewski retired from baseball after the 1995 season, as did his long time boss, Anderson.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Preceded by
Les MossDetroit Tigers Manager
1979Succeeded by
Sparky AndersonDetroit Tigers managers Bob Glenalvin (1894) • George Van Haltren (1895) • Con Strouthers (1895–96) • George Stallings (1896) • Bob Allen (1897) • Frank Graves (1897–98) • Ollie Beard (1898) • Tony Mullane (1898) • George Stallings (1898-1901) • Frank Dwyer (1902) • Ed Barrow (1903–04) • Bobby Lowe (1904) • Bill Armour (1905–06) • Hughie Jennings (1907–20) • Ty Cobb (1921–26) • George Moriarty (1927–28) • Bucky Harris (1929–33, 1955–56) • Del Baker (1933, 1936–42) • Mickey Cochrane (1934–38) • Cy Perkins (1937) • Steve O'Neill (1943–48) • Red Rolfe (1949–52) • Fred Hutchinson (1952–54) • Jack Tighe (1957–58) • Bill Norman (1958–59) • Jimmy Dykes (1959–60) • Billy Hitchcock (1960) • Joe Gordon (1960) • Bob Scheffing (1961–63) • Chuck Dressen (1963–66) • Bob Swift (1965–66) • Frank Skaff (1966) • Mayo Smith (1967–70) • Billy Martin (1971–73) • Joe Schultz (1973) • Ralph Houk (1974–78) • Les Moss (1979) • Dick Tracewski (1979) • Sparky Anderson (1979–95) • Buddy Bell (1996–98) • Larry Parrish (1998–99) • Phil Garner (2000–02) • Luis Pujols (2002) • Alan Trammell (2003–05) • Jim Leyland (2006–present)
Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 World Series Champions 3 Willie Davis | 6 Ron Fairly | 8 Johnny Roseboro | 11 Ken McMullen | 12 Tommy Davis | 14 Bill Skowron | 16 Ron Perranoski | 19 Jim Gilliam | 20 Al Ferrara | 22 Johnny Podres | 23 Marv Breeding | 25 Frank Howard | 30 Maury Wills | 32 Sandy Koufax (World Series MVP) | 34 Dick Calmus | 35 Doug Camilli | 39 Ken Rowe | 44 Dick Tracewski | 45 Pete Richert | 53 Don Drysdale
Manager 24 Walter Alston
Coaches: 2 Leo Durocher | 27 Pete Reiser | 31 Greg Mulleavy | 33 Joe BeckerLos Angeles Dodgers 1965 World Series Champions 3 Willie Davis | 5 Jim Lefebvre | 6 Ron Fairly | 8 Johnny Roseboro | 9 Wally Moon | 10 Jeff Torborg | 11 John Kennedy | 15 Bob Miller | 16 Ron Perranoski | 19 Jim Gilliam | 21 Jim Brewer | 22 Johnny Podres | 23 Claude Osteen | 28 Wes Parker | 30 Maury Wills | 31 Don LeJohn | 32 Sandy Koufax (World Series MVP) | 39 Howie Reed | 41 Lou Johnson | 43 Willie Crawford | 44 Dick Tracewski | 53 Don Drysdale
Manager 24 Walter Alston
Coaches: 18 Preston Gómez | 19 Jim Gilliam | 33 Danny Ozark | 36 Lefty PhillipsDetroit Tigers 1968 World Series Champions 1 Ray Oyler | 2 Tom Matchick | 3 Dick McAuliffe | 5 Jim Northrup | 6 Al Kaline | 7 Eddie Mathews | 8 Don Wert | 11 Bill Freehan | 12 Jim Price | 15 Fred Lasher | 16 Earl Wilson | 17 Denny McLain | 18 John Hiller | 21 Joe Sparma | 22 Pat Dobson | 23 Willie Horton | 24 Mickey Stanley | 25 Norm Cash | 26 Gates Brown | 27 Wayne Comer | 29 Mickey Lolich (World Series MVP) | 39 Jon Warden | 43 Daryl Patterson | 44 Dick Tracewski | 47 Don McMahon
Manager 10 Mayo Smith
Coaches: 50 Tony Cuccinello | 51 Wally Moses | 52 Hal Naragon | 53 Johnny SainDetroit Tigers 1984 World Series Champions 1 Lou Whitaker | 3 Alan Trammell (World Series MVP) | 8 Marty Castillo | 9 Doug Baker | 13 Lance Parrish | 14 Dave Bergman | 15 Rusty Kuntz | 16 Tom Brookens | 17 Bill Scherrer | 19 Dave Rozema | 20 Howard Johnson | 21 Willie Hernández | 23 Kirk Gibson (ALCS MVP) | 27 Bárbaro Garbey | 29 Aurelio López | 30 Johnny Grubb | 31 Larry Herndon | 32 Ruppert Jones | 34 Chet Lemon | 39 Milt Wilcox | 40 Doug Bair | 41 Darrell Evans | 44 Juan Berenguer | 46 Dan Petry | 47 Jack Morris
Manager 11 Sparky Anderson
Coaches: 26 Gates Brown | 38 Roger Craig | 50 Billy Consolo | 51 Alex Grammas | 53 Dick TracewskiCategories:- 1935 births
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