Alex Garbowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alex Garbowski

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1922

Place of Birth: Yonkers, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jun-2008

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alexander Garbowski (June 25, 1922 – June 27, 2008) was an American professional baseball player.
Primarily a shortstop 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.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 and on May 9 against the Chicago White Sox.
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.