Dick Tracewski

Infielder

Born: February 3, 1935
Eynon, Pennsylvania

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

Hits

262

RBI

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 Chicago Cubs.

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 The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project

Preceded by Frank Skaff Ed Brinkman	Detroit Tigers first base coach 1972–1978 1980–1991	Succeeded by Ed Brinkman Gene Roof
Preceded by Fred Hatfield Alex Grammas	Detroit Tigers third base coach 1979 1992–1995	Succeeded by Alex Grammas Terry Francona

Detroit Tigers managers

Bob Glenalvin (1894)
Con Strouthers (1895–1896)
George Stallings (1896)
Bob Allen (1897)
Frank Graves (1897–1898)
Ollie Beard (1898)
Tony Mullane (1898)
George Stallings (1898–1901)
Frank Dwyer (1902)
Ed Barrow (1903–1904)
Bobby Lowe (1904)
Bill Armour (1905–1906)
Hughie Jennings (1907–1920)
Ty Cobb (1921–1926)
George Moriarty (1927–1928)
Bucky Harris (1929–1933)
Del Baker (1933)
Mickey Cochrane (1934–1937)
Del Baker (1936)
Cy Perkins (1937)
Del Baker (1937)
Mickey Cochrane (1938)
Del Baker (1938–1942)
Steve O'Neill (1943–1948)
Red Rolfe (1949–1952)
Fred Hutchinson (1952–1954)
Bucky Harris (1955–1956)
Jack Tighe (1957–1958)
Bill Norman (1958–1959)
Jimmy Dykes (1959–1960)
Billy Hitchcock (1960)
Joe Gordon (1960)
Bob Scheffing (1961–1963)
Chuck Dressen (1963–1964)
Bob Swift (1965)
Chuck Dressen (1965–1966)
Frank Skaff (1966)
Bob Swift (1966)
Mayo Smith (1967–1970)
Billy Martin (1971–1973)
Joe Schultz (1973)
Ralph Houk (1974–1978)
Les Moss (1979)
Dick Tracewski (1979)
Sparky Anderson (1979–1995)
Buddy Bell (1996–1998)
Larry Parrish (1998–1999)
Phil Garner (2000–2002)
Luis Pujols (2002)
Alan Trammell (2003–2005)
Jim Leyland (2006–2013)
Brad Ausmus (2014–)

Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 World Series Champions

3 Willie Davis 6 Ron Fairly 8 Johnny Roseboro 9 Wally Moon 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 (CYA, NL MVP, and 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 Becker

Regular season Dodgers–Yankees rivalry

Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 World Series Champions

3 Willie Davis 5 Jim Lefebvre (NL ROY) 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 (CYA and 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 Phillips

Regular season

Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series Champions

1 Ray Oyler 2 Tommy 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 (AL CYA and MVP) 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 Sain

Regular season

Detroit 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 Tracewski

Regular season American League Championship Series

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