Episode 7: The Big Drabowsky
/Born in Ozanna, Poland, at the start of the Third Reich, Moe Drabowsky escaped from Hitler and came to America as a toddler. He embraced life in America, becoming first the hardest-throwing young prospect in baseball, then its most notorious prankster. And in 1966, after arm injuries had caused everyone to write him off for good, he resurrected his career and authored the most spectacular relief pitching performance in World Series history.
EPISODE BOX SCORE
INTERVIEWS
Ron Fairly
Gene Larkin
Beth Drabowsky Morris
ARTICLES
“An Interview With Two Daughters of Baseball.” Published online by Dinged Corners: A Family Blog About Baseball Cards, September 15, 2009.
Leggett, William. “The Reasons Why the Orioles Won.” Sports Illustrated, October 24, 1966.
Lesch,R.J. “Moe Drabowsky.” Published online by the SABR Baseball Biography Project.
Mann, Jack. “Those Happy Birds!” Sports Illustrated, October 17, 1966.
WEBSITES
MUSIC
Fadeaway’s title theme is “Under Suspicion” by Lee Rosevere. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Polka” by Sarah Rasines. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Jak to na Wojence Ladnie” by Kelly Gainor. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of Soundcloud.
“Cuckoo Clock” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Varshavianka: The Song of Warsaw, Poland” by Leon Lishner and Friends. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Peggy Sue” written by Buddy Holly and performed by John Reed. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of Soundcloud.
“Charming Snakes in Indiana” by Carlo Neve. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of Soundcloud.
“Badlands” by Cory Gray. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Baltimore is the New Brooklyn” by J.C. Brooks + The Uptown Sound. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Swinging London 1966” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“October” by Marcel Pequel. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
“Circus Clown” by The Meat Purveyors. Licensed through Creative Commons, courtesy of the Free Music Archive.
VALEDICTORY
Today’s closing quote is by Vin Scully.
