A Cardinals and Twins farmhand, Proly was signed as a free agent by the White Sox
in 1977. Though sidelined by a fractured thumb and elbow injuries in 1978 and 1979,
he fared well as a spot starter and reliever. He precipitated two bench-clearing
brawls in 1980 when his errant pitches knocked down Baltimore's Doug DeCinces and
Milwaukee's Ben Oglivie. As a middle reliever with the 1982 Cubs, he recorded a career-best
2.30 ERA.
(RL)