baseball obituaries 2015

Knew I knew him, couldn't figure out where--closer on the '61 Yankees. 29 saves got him 6th place in MVP voting in the Mantle/Maris/Cash/Gentile year.

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Al Spearman, 89, a sinker ball pitcher w/the Chicago American Giants & Monarchs, died today . @MLB @Royals RT #RIP

frank sullivan; led the red sox in era from 1954-1957

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walt 'no neck' williams

RIP

Williams, first baseman-DH Ron Blomberg, and shortstop Gene Michael often made trips to the local branch of Burger King, downing multiple hamburgers at the price tag of 39 cents a burger. Williams ate hamburgers voraciously, in much the same way that “Wimpy” did in those old Popeye cartoons.

Both before and after games, Williams liked to cover his body in Vaseline. Williams felt that it was good for his skin.

http://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/no-neck-williams

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Walt Williams passed away Saturday. The only Hawaii Islanders player to hit a home run through the Columbia Inn puka at Honolulu Stadium

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2612594-orioles-ramon-ramirez-dies-at-23-in-motorcycle-accident

second time in a week, jeez

negro league 1B james 'red' moore, 99

tom singer, writer who began covering baseball in 1974 and was one of mlb.com's first hires 15 years ago, most recently serving as pirates beat writer

jim davenport

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tony phillips!

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Spoke openly w me about his addiction. Said, "kid, I swear I'm clean in the offseason. But the season is too MFing hard not to get F'd up."

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Once Sox minor owner Jack Gould came through clubhouse. Said, "Hi Tony." He said, "what's up, old MF'er." TP turned to me. "Who was that?"

dammit

loved tony phillips. those early '90s tigers teams were so much fun to watch, a mini-murderers row. lots of low AVG/high OBP dudes with power.

good tony phillips stories at https://twitter.com/hbryant42 too

tony!

@hbryant42
TP goes 0-for-4 w/3 K's, A's down 10-8. 5th AB, 3-run, 9th inn HR off Timlin. A's win 11-10.
Post
Me: saw you last night
TP: Fuck you did.

@hbryant42
Me:Bet you'd go 0-for-4
TP:Sobered up by the 5th one.
Me:Happy Birthday.
TP: We'll see how happy you are when you're 40 fucking years old.

Great player. Offensively, I'd almost say he was to Raines what Raines was to Henderson; defensively, obviously much more versatile than either.

sort of a proto-zobrist

Proto-Zobrist almost sounds like some kind of political faction in Israel.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1352551/white-sox-co-owner-eddie-einhorn-dies-80

Tom Knight, official baseball historian of Brooklyn

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/sports/baseball/tom-knight-brooklyns-baseball-sage-dies-at-89.html

joe garagiola

damn, RIP

saw him in a radio studio circa 1969 on a tour of the 30 Rock building, waved at us thru the glass

looked the same for the next 40 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXf5GPt8O-E

didnt remember Scully & Joe as GotW partners. I do remember Joe & Tony Kubek.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3OfRjfllgw

do the quotes mean that is NOT Jose Lind?

that is jose lind, but fair to use quotes around "pittsburgh pirates" in the mid-80s

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reading through peanuts collections is how i first encountered joe garagiola.

had a good 1946 World Series at bat, and same with terrible Pirates of '52

One that resonates. Grew up with Joe, Gowdy, and Kubek. (That's how I remember it, although if I actually checked back, maybe the three of them weren't together all that long.)

JG did a pregame show, it was usu Gowdy & Kubek in the booth in the '70s on NBC

My memories of the Game of the Week were Joe and Kubek to start with, then after a few years it was Joe and Vin, with Tony and the rookie Bob Costas doing the B game, or the 2nd game on the rare doubleheader Saturdays.

RIP JoeGaryJoe – that's what my wife's mother called him. He fought the good fight against players' tobacco use but didn't live to see it eliminated onfield entirely.

maybe he saw this last night: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/sports/the-mets-and-the-yankees-brace-for-a-future-without-smokeless-tobacco.html

A belated RIP to Charlie Williams, who died Jan. 27, 2015, four days after Ernie Banks. Just stumbled over him when I was looking up something to do with Willie Mays; Williams (+ $50,000) was the only guy ever traded for Mays, in the '72 deal that brought Mays to the Mets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/sports/charlie-williams-a-met-traded-for-mays-dies-at-67.html