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forgot to call time. By the time the enraged Pafko realized that time had not been called, the base runner on first had scored and Nelson was heading home. Pafko finally threw home, but his throw bounced off Nelson as Rocky slid home, giving the Cards the lead 4-3. The Cardinals subsequently went on to win 4-3 and Nelson was credited with perhaps the only "inside the glove" home run in baseball history.
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baseball card set. This card in near mint or better condition is often worth tens of thousands of dollars or more because most collectors back in 1952 simply put the cards in numerical order and rubber banded the stack. This causes the top card (Pafko) to receive the most wear and tear and thus top
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sportswriters named Pafko as one of their All-Stars. Pafko did become a four-time consecutive All-Star from 1947 through 1950, making him one of the few players to achieve All-Star status in both the infield and outfield. On August 2, 1950, Pafko hit 3 home runs with 5 RBI in an 8-6 loss to the New
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who called Nelson safe on a supposedly "trapped" catch. At the time of the play there was a runner on first base with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and the Cubs leading 3-2, so if Pafko had indeed made a valid catch, the Cubs would be 3-2 victors. Pafko started arguing with Barlick, and
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Nicknamed "Handy Andy", Pafko was a popular player well known for good hitting and fielding, and contributed to championship-caliber teams in three different cities. Pafko became popular for taking away hits with a running dive forward, in the direction of the infield, so much so, for a time, the
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hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World". Pafko returned home when he was traded to the Boston Braves before the start of the 1953 season, becoming the only Wisconsin native on the Braves roster when they arrived in Milwaukee and participating in their strong contending teams there, including the
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area, and always provided good copy for the press, especially when the subject of the Cubs would come up. When the Cubs won their division in 1984, Pafko mused, "I never dreamed it would take them 39 years to win again. I thought they would have won
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while working on his father's farm. "I still remember the day he pulled into the driveway at the farm in that nice new car", Pafko said. "It took me about five minutes to get off the threshing machine and change my clothes. I was gone."
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team in the Wisconsin State League. He had 12 home runs, 66 RBIs, while batting .349 on the team that won the league championship. He played another season in the minor leagues before debuting in the major leagues in 1943 with the
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on April 3, 1953. A devout Slovak Lutheran, he was an instant favorite with Milwaukee's large Eastern European community. In the mid 1950s, the Milwaukee area Lutherans had an "Andy Pafko Night" and gave him a new car.
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After playing in the major leagues, Pafko coached for the Braves from 1960 through 1962, then managed in the minor leagues, including a two-year stint as the skipper for the
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Pafko is also remembered for a 1949 incident in which (according to him) he caught a blooper in the outfield off the bat of St. Louis Cardinal first baseman,
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grade copies are very rare and valuable. One of Pafko's 1952 cards sold for $ 84,000 in 1998. The card played a major role in the 2010 film
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Pafko was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in June 1951 during the middle of the season; he was the left fielder when
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in the late 1960s. He was also active in the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association. He eventually settled in the
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before then!" Pafko was named to the Cubs All-Century team at the turn of the 21st century. Pafko and
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retired the following year, Pafko replaced him at third base long enough to be almost named an
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Pafko was in left field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but unable to catch the "
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Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings
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September 29, 1959, for the Milwaukee Braves
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September 24, 1943, for the Chicago Cubs
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MLB cancelled the 1945 All-Star Game and selections.
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Index


Center fielder
Boyceville, Wisconsin
Stevensville, Michigan
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Chicago Cubs
1943
1951
Brooklyn Dodgers
1951
1952
Milwaukee Braves
1953
1959
All-Star
1945
1947
1950
World Series
1957
Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
professional baseball
Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
center field
Boyceville, Wisconsin

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