Don Plarski Explained

Don Plarski
Position:Centerfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:9 November 1929
Birth Place:Chicago
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 20
Debutteam:Kansas City Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 2
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:8
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:11
Stat3label:Hit(s)
Stat3value:1
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Donald Joseph Plarski (November 9, 1929 – December 29, 1981) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in eight games for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball during the season. Plarski was born in Chicago. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5feet tall and .

His professional career, interrupted by military service during the Korean War, lasted from 1948–50 and 1953–56, most of it occurring in the lower and mid-minor leagues. His 1955 trial happened at mid-season. He started in three games in center field for the Athletics, including on July 21 at Municipal Stadium, when he collected his only MLB hit (off Frank Sullivan of the Boston Red Sox) and stolen base.[1]

After his playing career, Plarski became a sportswriter and the longtime sports editor of the Alton Evening Telegraph in Alton, Illinois and was a fast-pitch softball umpire.[2] He died at age 52 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1955/B07210KC11955.htm 1955-07-21 box score from Retrosheet
  2. Marazzi, Rich, and Fiorito, Len, Baseball Players of the 1950s. Jefferson, North Carolina: The McFarland Press, 2003. Page 307