Tracewski was a four-time World Series champion as a player and coach. He participated in three World Series as a player: two with Los Angeles (1963, 1965) and one with Detroit (1968). He was the starting second baseman in the Dodgers\' four-game sweep of the Yankees in 1963, and also started four games at second during the seven-game 1965 classic. He also served as first-base coach for the Tigers in the 1984 World Series.\n', '

Tracewski\'s playing career began in the Brooklyn Dodgers\' organization in 1953 and it took him almost a decade to reach the majors. After early and late-season trials with the 1962 Dodgers, Tracewski earned a spot as a utility infielder, getting into more than 100 games in both 1963 and 1964. He was the Dodgers\' second baseman on the evening of September 9, 1965, when Sandy Koufax tossed a perfect game against the Chicago Cubs. He was traded to the Tigers for Phil Regan on December 15, 1965, and spent the rest of his career in the Detroit organization.\n', '

During his eight-season MLB playing tenure, he batted .213, with eight home runs and 91 RBIs. He had 262 hits in 1231 at bats. He went 4-for-30 (.133) in World Series play.\n', '

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