Dick Tracewski

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Dick Tracewski

Infielder

Born: February 3, 1935 (1935-02-03) (age 73)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1962 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
September 27, 1969 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
AVG	.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).

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. 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.

[edit] See also

1968 Detroit Tigers season

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Les Moss	Detroit Tigers Manager 1979	Succeeded by Sparky Anderson

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