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Jerome Matthew "Jerry" Dybzinski (born July 7, 1955) is an American former
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. He played in
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(MLB) for the
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,
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, and Pittsburgh Pirates.


Career

Dybzinski attended Collinwood High School. He attended Cleveland State University from 1974 to 1977, becoming the first of four Cleveland State alumni to play in the major leagues. He was drafted by the
Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft on June 7, 1977. He spent a few years in the minor leagues, playing for the
Batavia Muckdogs The Batavia Muckdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). They are located in Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States. Their home field is Dwyer Stadium in the city of ...
in 1977, the Waterloo Indians in 1978, and the Tacoma Tugs in 1979. Dybzinski had 25 stolen bases each in 1978 and 1979, leading all Waterloo players and finishing second to Dell Alston in Tacoma. The Indians brought him up to the majors at the start of the 1980 season. He spent the season mostly at shortstop, serving as Tom Veryzer's backup, but also spent time at second and
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in the 114 games he played during the
1980 Cleveland Indians season Offseason * October 24, 1979: Paul Reuschel was released by the Indians. * January 4, 1980: David Clyde and Jim Norris were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Gary Gray and Mike Bucci (minors). * February 15, 1980: Jerry Mumphrey ...
. In 1981, Dybzinski played only 48 games for the Indians that season. He played one more season for the Indians, then on April 1, 1983, Dybzinski was traded to the Chicago White Sox for
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. The
1983 Chicago White Sox season The 1983 Chicago White Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the White Sox winning the American League West championship on September 17. It marked their first postseason appearance since the 1959 World Series. It was the city ...
wound up being the best season statistically for Dybzinski. He played 127 games as the starting shortstop, stealing 11 bases over the course of the season. In the
1983 American League Championship Series The 1983 American League Championship Series was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles from October 5 to 8. The Orioles won the series three games to one. Although the White Sox took Game 1 by a score of 2–1, the Orio ...
against the
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, Dybzinski committed a critical baserunning error in game four (overrunning second base while third base was already occupied by
Vance Law Vance Aaron Law (born October 1, 1956) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980–81), Chicago White Sox (1982–84), Montreal Expos (1985–87), Chic ...
). He served as the backup to Scott Fletcher in 1984, and was released from the Chicago White Sox on April 1, 1985. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 11, and was released at the end of the season. He signed as a free agent with the
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in January 1986,Ladd signs pact with Seattle
/ref> but was released before the season began, ending his major league career.


References


External links


Jerry Dybzinski at Baseball Almanac
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dybzinski, Jerry 1955 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American people of Polish descent Baseball players from Cleveland Batavia Trojans players Calgary Cannons players Charleston Charlies players Chicago White Sox players Cleveland Indians players Cleveland State Vikings baseball players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball shortstops Pittsburgh Pirates players Tacoma Tugs players Waterloo Indians players