Theodore Stanley Kazanski is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1953 through 1958 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 6 ft 1 in, 175 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, Kazanski was a classic slick fielder, slap-hitter, who used the entire field to his advantage. One of the most highly rated schoolboy ballplayers of his time, he was given a reported $100.000 bonus to sign with the Phillies in 1951. He spent two and a half seasons in the Philadelphia Minor League system before joining the big club in the 1953 midseason, at nineteen years of age. In his majors debut, Kazanski went 3-for-6 and drove in four runs from the top of the order, to lead the Phillies to a 13?2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Kazanski became the first player since 1920 ? the first season runs batted in was recorded as an official statistic ? to drive in at least four runs as a shortstop in his major league debut, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. He finished the season with a .217 batting average in 95 games. 

January 25th, 1934 in Hamtramck (Age 90)