Dave Dravecky Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Left 6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg) Born: February 14, 1956 ) in Youngstown, OH School: Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH) Debut: June 15, 1982 (14,621st in major league history) vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER Last Game: August 15, 1989 vs. MON 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W Full Name: David Francis Dravecky View…
On January 4, 1990, former major leaguer Dave Dravecky undergoes another operation to remove a cancerous tumor. In 1988, Dravecky had undergone his first operation for cancer. The following year, he suffered a broken arm while attempting a comeback. The injury resulted in the amputation of his left arm. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play,…
In his second start after coming back from cancer surgery, Giant Dave Dravecky suffers a broken arm beating the Expos, 3 – 2. The Youngstown, Ohio native collapses to the ground and clutches his left arm in severe pain after throwing a wild pitch to Tim Raines. The bone will heal but Dravecky will break it again during the Giants on-field celebration when they clinch the pennant later that season. Dravecky will not pitch again in the major leagues.
After fifteen months of recovery from cancer surgery to his arm, Dave Dravecky pitches one-hit baseball for seven innings, blanking the Reds to get the victory. The Giant bullpen holds on for a 4-3 win at Candlestick Park.
In an seven-player trade, the Giants swap southpaws Keith Comstock and Mark Davis, right-hander Mark Grant, and third baseman Chris Brown to the Padres for infielder/outfielder Kevin Mitchell and left-handers Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts. Mitchell, obtained by San Diego in an off-season blockbuster trade with the Mets, will be the NL’s Most Valuable Player in 1989, helping the Giants to capture the circuit’s pennant.
1984 – At San Diego, Dave Dravecky allows one hit – a double – to Bill Russell in the 7th as the Padres rout the Dodgers, 12 – 0.