After five years toiling in the San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Minor League systems between 1974 and 1978, Yurak finally got the call up to the Big-Time by the Brewers on September 15th of 1978 after an excellent season with the Holyoke Millers of the Double-A Brewers affiliate that saw him hit .321 with 21 homers and 89 runs batted in.
Over those five games in the Big Leagues however, Yurak went 0-5 at the plate with a walk, generally as a pinch-hitter along with one game in the outfield.
In 1979 he’d find himself back in the Minors, this time seeing his batting average drop to .245 though he did hit 16 homers and drive in 57 in 114 games.
But sadly for him it wasn’t enough for another shot at a call-up, and he retired after that last season in the Minor Leagues.
But hey, we’d all wish to have at least those five games as a Major League ballplayer. Am I right?
