Dave Dravecky

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1,062+23 innings. [1] He won the 1989 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership. [35] Dravecky also won the 1989 Hutch Award. [36]

Life and career after baseball

Dravecky underwent arm surgeries in January 1990 and May 1990 after which his cancer was found to have returned. [37] On June 18, 1991, less than two years after his comeback with the Giants, Dravecky's left arm and shoulder were amputated. [38] After recovering from the surgery, Dravecky began a new career as a motivational speaker. [8]

Dravecky wrote two books about his battles with cancer and his comeback attempt: Comeback (1990), written with Tim Stafford, [39] and When You Can't Come Back (1992), co-authored with his wife Janice and Ken Gire. Comeback was republished as a self-titled autobiography for children in 1992. Dravecky has also written a Christian motivational book, Called Up, published in 2004 by Zondervan. [8]

In 2021, indie-folk artist Cousin Wolf released a song entitled "Dave Dravecky" as part of an album called "Nine Innings." [40]

Dravecky and his wife, Janice, have two children. [41] Dravecky is a Christian. [42] [43] [44]

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Dave Dravecky
1983 San Diego Padres Postcards Dave Dravecky.jpg
Dravecky with the San Diego Padres c.1983
Pitcher
Born: (1956-02-14) February 14, 1956 (age 68)
Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 15, 1982, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
August 15, 1989, for the San Francisco Giants