Al Lopez the HOF was the last 1920's era MLB player to my knowledge. Cant speak to Minor League players though. ... From: "Rod Nelson"...
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morrisjvm
Dec 1, 2009 2:37 pm
Joe Svetlick, one of the last two survivors of the 1948 Duluth Dukes bus crash has died, according to this story. You may have to register to read it. ...
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tribeguy
bradcwp
Dec 1, 2009 9:41 pm
Former Yankees star Tommy Henrich dies at 96 PA Sports December 01, 2009 NEW YORK — Former New York Yankees star Tommy Henrich has died at 96. The team said...
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fmlondon
Dec 2, 2009 2:47 pm
Tommy won seven World Championships (1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950)....
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David Vincent
grandslams23
Dec 2, 2009 2:53 pm
And spoke at the 1999 SABR convention. David Vincent From: BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fmlondon ...
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baseballinwartime
baseballinwa...
Dec 2, 2009 4:42 pm
You might be interested in the article I have put together for Tommy Henrich at the Baseball in Wartime Blog ...
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Tim Copeland
timc05
Dec 2, 2009 7:19 pm
You guys decide if this counts: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13860107?source=most_emailed It's a great read about 93-year-old Dante Santora who apparently...
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Peter Ridges
peter.ridges@...
Dec 3, 2009 1:03 pm
Tommy Henrich was, I think, the last survivor of the Yankee teams of 1937-1942. (There are also no survivors from 1943-44, when Henrich was away). He was...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
Dec 3, 2009 1:21 pm
Pete is correct about Henrich being the last surviving teammate of Gehrig. Here are the last Yankees by decade played. David Vincent 1903-1910: Ray Fisher...
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morrisjvm
Dec 3, 2009 2:58 pm
Michael Francis DeClemente,who played one season in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization after service in World War II, died on December 1, 2009 in Henderson, NV....
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morrisjvm
Dec 3, 2009 3:09 pm
Henry Vernon Lineberger, Jr., who played three seasons for the Mooresville Moors of the North Carolina State League, died on December 2, 2009 in Statesville,...
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morrisjvm
Dec 3, 2009 5:49 pm
John Francis Laraio, who pitched 6 games for the Donalsonville Seminoles in the 1956 Alabama-Florida League, died November 29, 2009 in East Norriton, PA. ...
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fmlondon
Dec 3, 2009 7:36 pm
At the start of the year, Tommy Henrich was alive, as was Billy Werber, Babe Ruth's last team mate, as well as the last American Leaguer to play against Ruth...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
Dec 3, 2009 8:55 pm
How is Holcombe the "most senior" player when Bobby Doerr was born before Holcombe and debuted well before Holcombe? David Vincent At the start of the year,...
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morrisjvm
Dec 4, 2009 2:29 pm
Robert "Bob" Collie Baker, Sr., who umpired in the minor leagues from 1966-1971, died on November 28, 2009 in Port Orange, FL. http://tinyurl.com/yfgqx7y ...
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morrisjvm
Dec 4, 2009 2:45 pm
Gerry E. Craft, minor league player, manager and professional baseball scout, died on December 1, 2009, in Cleveland, OH. http://tinyurl.com/yfb3gvl ...
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fmlondon
Dec 4, 2009 8:52 pm
Doer did not play for the Yankees. Holcombe is the most senior member of the Yankees....
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David Vincent
grandslams23
Dec 4, 2009 9:26 pm
That's not what the original poster wrote, though: "He is the latest 'most senior' player of all of the old sixteen teams." David Vincent From:...
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Bill Schenley
straycat@...
Dec 5, 2009 1:47 am
Piurek Dies At 94; Longtime High School Coach http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-webpiurek,0,994441.story FROM: The Hartford Courant By Staff Reports John A....
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WORTH, FRED
fw1234.geo
Dec 5, 2009 7:01 pm
Please pardon the cross posting. The family of Negro League Hall of Famer Pete Hill has been trying very hard to find information about Hill's burial site. We...
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fmlondon
Dec 5, 2009 9:53 pm
Then my verbage was innacurate. I meant to say that, of the sixteen old teams, who each have a senior living player, the Yankees have the latest example in...
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Peter Ridges
peter.ridges@...
Dec 6, 2009 10:14 pm
And just for completeness, here is the list that has been alluded to: earliest debuts by surviving players from the "original 16 teams". September 16, 1934...
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morrisjvm
Dec 7, 2009 2:03 pm
John Martin "Jack" Major Jr., who played in the New York Yankees organization, died on December 5, 2009 in Erie, PA. http://tinyurl.com/yfl6heo ...
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morrisjvm
Dec 7, 2009 2:19 pm
Marvin Dale "Duffy" Harbaugh, who played in the New York Yankees organization sandwiched around service in the U.S. Army, died on December 5, 2009 in Joplin,...
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morrisjvm
Dec 7, 2009 2:41 pm
Wayne Bennett Young, who played in the Los Angeles Angels organization, died on December 5, 2009 at Winston-Salem, NC. http://tinyurl.com/yg6vr6b ...
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morrisjvm
Dec 7, 2009 3:42 pm
J. Hutch Lewis, who pitched in the KITTY League for two seasons, died on December 4, 2009. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_164361.asp ...
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morrisjvm
Dec 7, 2009 4:10 pm
Lewis E. Heuvel, who played one season in the West Texas-New Mexico League prior to service in World War II, died on December 2, 2009 in Royse City, Texas. ...
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baseballinwartime
baseballinwa...
Dec 8, 2009 1:22 pm
You might be interested to read the biography I have written for Lewis Heuvel on the Baseball in Wartime Blog ...
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WORTH, FRED
fw1234.geo
Dec 8, 2009 2:31 pm
Please pardon the cross posting. For those interested in baseball graves, go to http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/index and you can see their "Travel Ten" of...
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morrisjvm
Dec 9, 2009 1:54 pm
Bernard C. "Bernie" Cawley, who played in the Boston Red Sox organization, died on December 8, 2009. http://tinyurl.com/ygpmhgy ...
