Alex Kurceba

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Winnipeg, MB

  • BORN March 20, 1928

  • INDUCTED 2000

 

Alex Kurceba was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 20, 1928. Kurceba played for 17 years (1943-60) with the Morse Place juniors, the Elmwood Giants, the Winnipeg Reo Rods, Swan River, International Falls, and the Dauphin Redbirds. Kurceba was a good hitter and a very good catcher and outfielder with a strong and accurate throwing arm. In the 1947 junior All-Star game, in front of 5000 fans at Osborne Stadium, Kurceba led the North Division with four hits. Kurceba also played against prominent touring teams such as the House of David and Satchel Paige’s All-Stars. On top of his baseball career, Kurceba also played hockey for 25 years, including a Fort Frances Canadians Allan Cup victory. Kurceba was inducted into the Northwestern (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.

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