Fabian Gaffke

Fabian Sebastian Gaffke

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut September 9, 1936
• Final Game August 12, 1942
• Born August 5, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI USA
• Died February 8, 1992 in Milwaukee, WI USA

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Biographical Information

Fabian Gaffke played with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association from 1935 to 1938 and in 1940 and 1941.

In 1937 with the Boston Red Sox, he had 5 hits on April 26th, and then in July against the St. Louis Browns had one game where he scored 5 runs and another where he hit three home runs.

In his spare time, Gaffke was a saxophone and clarinet player who led his own quartet known as "The Rusty Four". He was of Polish ancestry.

Related Sites

• Fabian Gaffke at the SABR Bio Project