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Eli Grba, who pitched for the Yankees and Angels in the early 1960s. passed away on January 14, 2019 at age 84.
Grba (GUR-bah) was a reliever for the Yankees from 1959-60, then joined the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1961.
He was the Angels' #1 pick in the expansion draft, and started the first game in franchise history. He was a starter for the Angels for 2 seasons, before finishing up his major-league career in relief in 1963.
Grba continued playing in the minor leagues through the 1967 season.
Orange County Register obituary
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2 comments:
Not sure I realized it at the time I pulled the card from the wax pack as a kid, but the photo on his 1963 card was actually Ryne Duren.
Grba looks like comedian Michael Rapaport.
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