Episode 113 – Dave Dravecky Tries to Come Back

Dave Dravecky’s comeback was described as something out of a storybook. It was a miracle. It was short-lived as, 30 years ago this week, his attempt to return from cancer surgery on his pitching arm ended on the mound in the most gruesome way imaginable. Mike and Bill look back on the career of Dravecky, what made his comeback so easy to root for, and the end of his career so heartbreaking. Plus, happy birthday to Sid Gordon and Danny Murphy!

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Ralph Kiner hits home runs number 24 and 25, breaking the Pirate record of 23 by Johnny Rizzo in 1938 and tied by Kiner as a rookie last year. Trailing home run king Johnny Mize, 14 to 3, at the end of May, Kiner will have 25 to Mize’s 31 by the end of July.

July 23, 1947

After losing, 4 – 3, the A’s outkick the Angels, 13 – 7, in the second game of a doubleheader, using an 11-run 6th inning. Kansas City collects seven hits, four walks, three errors and a stolen base for their big inning. Norm Siebern and winning pitcher Joe Nuxhall homer in the frame.

September 4, 1961

Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi of Japan, wearing a Yankees cap, is one of 63,787 fans at Yankee Stadium to see New York split with Chicago, winning the first, 9 – 2, and dropping the second game, 4 – 3. Mickey Mantle goes 6 for 9 as the Yankees maintain their 1 1/2 game lead over Chicago. Mantle is leading the American League in hitting and homers and is one behind the Senators’ Roy Sievers in RBIs.

June 23, 1957

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Ralph Kiner hits home runs number 24 and 25, breaking the Pirate record of 23 by Johnny Rizzo in 1938 and tied by Kiner as a rookie last year. Trailing home run king Johnny Mize, 14 to 3, at the end of May, Kiner will have 25 to Mize’s 31 by the end of July.

After losing, 4 – 3, the A’s outkick the Angels, 13 – 7, in the second game of a doubleheader, using an 11-run 6th inning. Kansas City collects seven hits, four walks, three errors and a stolen base for their big inning. Norm Siebern and winning pitcher Joe Nuxhall homer in the frame.

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Ralph Kiner hits home runs number 24 and 25, breaking the Pirate record of 23 by Johnny Rizzo in 1938 and tied by Kiner as a rookie last year. Trailing home run king Johnny Mize, 14 to 3, at the end of May, Kiner will have 25 to Mize’s 31 by the end of July.

After losing, 4 – 3, the A’s outkick the Angels, 13 – 7, in the second game of a doubleheader, using an 11-run 6th inning. Kansas City collects seven hits, four walks, three errors and a stolen base for their big inning. Norm Siebern and winning pitcher Joe Nuxhall homer in the frame.

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