Myron Walter Drabowsky (July 21, 1935 – June 10, 2006) was a Polish-American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1956-1960), Milwaukee Braves (1961), Cincinnati Reds (1962), Kansas City Athletics (1962-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1968, 1970), Kansas City Royals (1969-70), St. Louis Cardinals (1971-72) and Chicago White Sox (1972).
Drabowsky is one of only four players who played for both the Ka...
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Myron Walter Drabowsky (July 21, 1935 – June 10, 2006) was a Polish-American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1956-1960), Milwaukee Braves (1961), Cincinnati Reds (1962), Kansas City Athletics (1962-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1968, 1970), Kansas City Royals (1969-70), St. Louis Cardinals (1971-72) and Chicago White Sox (1972).
Drabowsky is one of only four players who played for both the Kansas City Athletics and the Royals.
Drabowsky was born in Ozanna, a village in southern Poland He came to the U.S. with his parents in 1938, living in Wilson, Conn., just north of Hartford, and attended the Loomis Chaffee School. Drabowskey attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, playing on their varsity team. He played summers in Canada, in the Halifax and District League, for Truro. He pitched a no-hitter for Trinity, in which he struck out 16, and shortly thereafter accepted a $75,000 bonus to sign with the Cubs.
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