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Dave Dravecky

Selected Writings By Dravecky:

Comeback, Zondervan, 1990.

When You Can't Come Back: A Story of Courage and Grace, Cahners, 1992.

Chronology

1956	Born February 14, in Youngstown, Ohio
1978	Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates
1982	Made professional debut with San Diego Padres
1987	Traded to San Francisco Giants
1988	Named starting pitcher for Giants opening day
1988	Discovered malignant growth on left shoulder
1988	Cancerous tumor removed in operation, October 7
1989	Returns to baseball, August 10
1989	Pitching arm breaks in second comeback game
1989	Ends baseball career
1990	Becomes a motivational speaker and author
1991	Left arm and shoulder amputated
1991	Founds Outreach of Hope Ministries

Awards and Accomplishments

1978	Graduated Youngstown State University
1984	Pitched in National League playoffs and World Series
1987	Tied the record for fewest hits given up in a playoff game
1989	Won Willie McCovey Award
1990	Won American Cancer Society's Courage Award
1991	"Dave Dravecky Day" at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
1998	Threw out first pitch for Giants game versus Montreal Expos
1998	Given Lou Gehrig Ironman Award
1999	Named to Giants' Team of the Decade for 1980s.

(With C. W. Neal) The Worth of a Man. Zondervan, 1996.

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