Thursday, June 25, 2020

Today's Birthday: Alex Garbowski (Utica Blue Sox, 1948)

Photo Credits: The Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania via Newspapers.com
Former Eastern League prospect Alex Garbowski was born on this date in 1922. He played for the Utica Blue Sox in 1948 appearing in 138 games (.301/.301/.408) and led the league in runs scored with 100.

Garbowski appeared in two games for the 1952 Detroit Tigers as a pinch-runner.

After his baseball career, he worked as a pipe fitter in Yonkers, New York. He died on June 27, 2008 at the age of 86.


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