Alex Garbowski

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]

Alex Garbowski
Pinch runner and short stop
Born: (1922-06-25)June 25, 1922
Yonkers, New York
Died: June 27, 2008(2008-06-27) (aged 86)
Putnam Valley, New York
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 played2
Runs scored0
Teams

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]

References
  1. Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
  2. Baseball in Wartime
  3. 1952-4-16 box score from Retrosheet
  4. 1952-5-9 box score from Retrosheet


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