Alex Garbowski
Alex Garbowski | |
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Pinch runner and short stop | |
Born: Yonkers, New York | June 25, 1922|
Died: June 27, 2008 Putnam Valley, New York | (aged 86)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1952, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 9, 1952, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 2 |
Runs scored | 0 |
Teams | |
Alexander Garbowski (June 25, 1922 – June 27, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. Primarily a shortstop[1] during his nine-year career (1946–1954) in minor league baseball, Garbowski appeared in two Major League games for the 1952 Detroit Tigers as a pinch runner. The native of Yonkers, New York, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). He was a veteran of the United States Army who served during World War II.[2]
Garbowski was selected from the unaffiliated Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League in the 1951 Rule 5 draft and made the Tigers' 28-man, early-season roster out of spring training in 1952. In both his pinch running appearances, he substituted for slow-footed Detroit catcher Matt Batts, on April 16 against the St. Louis Browns[3] and on May 9 against the Chicago White Sox.[4] He recorded no runs scored and no stolen bases in those two games. He did not appear as a fielder on either occasion.
He was sent to Detroit's Triple-A Buffalo Bisons affiliate on May 13 when rosters were cut to 25 men. Garbowski appeared in 944 games as a minor leaguer.[1]
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[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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- 2008 deaths
- Baseball players from Putnam County, New York
- Baseball players from Westchester County, New York
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- Charleston Senators players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Nyack Rocklands players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
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