Dick Tracewski
Richard Joseph Tracewski (born February 3, 1935), nicknamed "Trixie", is a retired American baseball player, coach, and manager. During his playing career, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, appearing in 614 games over eight seasons, from 1962 to 1969. Tracewski was a four-time World Series champion as a player and coach. He participated in three Fall Classics as a player: two with Los Angeles (1963, 1965) and one with Detroit (1968). He was the starting second baseman in the Dodgers' four-game sweep of the Yankees in 1963, and also started four games at second during the seven-game 1965 classic. He also served as first-base coach for the Tigers in the 1984 World Series. Early life Tracewski was born in Eynon, Pennsylvania to Polish immigrant parents, the youngest of four children. He attended Archbald High School where he was a star athlete. After his high school graduation in 1953, Tracewski was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He spent six years in the minor leagues and it took him almost a decade to reach the majors. Tracewski also performed two years of military service during this period (1958-59); along with other