- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAndrew Pafko
- Nicknames
- Pruschka
- Handy Andy
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Andy Pafko was born on February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, Wisconsin, USA. He died on October 8, 2013 in Stevensville, Michigan, USA.
- Outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1943-1951), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951-1952) and Milwaukee Braves (1953-1959).
- Hit 2 Home Runs against John Antonelli on July 19, 1957.
- He played on the last Chicago Cubs team to reach the World Series (1945).
- He enjoyed talking about hitting a home run for the Cubs that went over the fence and landed on the coal car of a passing train. The train continued on through several states, and Pafko joked that no one ever hit a ball that traveled further.
- After retiring as a player in 1959, he was a major-league coach and minor-league manager for the Braves, then a scout for the Montreal Expos.
- In his later years, he would sometimes say, "I love this game so much I would have played for nothing." His wife would reply, "Compared to today's [salaries], honey, you did play for nothing.".
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