Mad Hungarian
The Mad Hungarian™ relied on a blazing fastball to make him one of the most effective relievers of the 1970’s. Hrabosky was named “The Sporting News National League Fireman of the Year in 1975 with St. Louis with a 13-3 record, 1.67 ERA, and 22 saves. In December of 1977, Hrabosky became a Kansas City Royal and helped them win the American League Western Division Championship. After the 1979 season, he signed with the Atlanta Braves and played with them until retiring after the 1982 season. During Hrabosky’s career, he managed to compile 97 saves. In 2003, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports’ Hall of Fame. Hrabosky can now be heard calling the St. Louis Cardinals games for Fox Sports Net.
Notable Achievements * Missouri Sports’ Hall of Fame * 1975 Sporting News NL Fireman of the Year
Al Hrabosky Cards and Career Stats Team Cards 8 Years Career 13 Years
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK 329 1 182 40 20 .667 2.93 0 0 59 451.1 1,896 385 147 172 27 182 38 385 22 11 0 545 1 307 64 35 .646 3.10 0 0 97 722.0 3,056 619 249 284 50 315 58 548 36 13 1
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