Remembering Dravecky's comeback, 20 years on

Dravecky W (1-0) 8 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 5 SO 1 HR
The above pitching line doesn't even come close to doing justice to DAVE DRAVECKY and his amazing game of AUG. 10, 1989 -- 20 years ago today.
I was living in SEBASTOPOL, CALIF., at the time and I remember it well.
A veteran left-handed pitcher for the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, Dravecky had been struck down the previous season by a cancerous tumor in his pitching arm. He underwent surgery in October, 1988, and began to plot his comeback -- even though doctors said that the removal of half his deltoid muscle would make pitching in a big-league game nothing short of a miracle.
It was on this date 20 years ago that Dravecky beat the long odds and returned to the mound,pitching eight innings and defeating the CINCINNATI REDS, 4-3.
The comeback was short-lived, however. Five days later, Dravecky broke his arm on the mound while pitching against the Expos.
He eventually retired from baseball and in 1991, doctors were forced to amputate his arm.
Dravecky's story is a success story, though.
By taking to the mound against the Reds that day, he proved you can defeat cancer and live your life.
Dravecky gave so many people hope.