Charles Dickerson "Charlie" Mattox, who played part of one season with the 1949 Franklin Kildees, died on May 13, 2011. http://tinyurl.com/5sr5zor ...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
May 18, 2011 2:05 pm
The Washington Nationals organization today announced the passing of Vito Rizzo, 103, the father of Nationals Senior Advisor to the General Manager Phil Rizzo...
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homerbobmcc@...
May 19, 2011 1:09 am
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Bill Schenley
williamschenley
May 19, 2011 11:52 am
Former Duke Casshie dies FROM: The Duluth News Tribune ~ "After returning home, he played baseball in 1947 with the Dukes, who were part of the St. Louis...
3202
Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 19, 2011 9:47 pm
As reported earlier, former Reds and Angels outfielder/pitcher and Blue Jays pitching coach and player development executive Melvin Douglas "Mel" Queen died on...
3203
David Vincent
grandslams23
May 20, 2011 6:47 pm
Randy Poffo, who played four years of minor league baseball before becoming a professional wrestler, died Friday morning after suffering a heart attack while...
3204
Boren, Stephen D.
sdboren@...
May 20, 2011 6:59 pm
His father was also a wrestler, Angelo Poffo. In the late 1950's and early 1960's you could see him wrestling on your black and white screen at about 9pm....
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Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 20, 2011 7:13 pm
Savage (Poffo) died of his injuries at Largo Medical Center in Largo, Fla. ...
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jack
morrisjvm
May 20, 2011 7:47 pm
Marvin Cohen, who played minor league baseball in the 1950s, died on April 1, 2011 in Covina, CA. Thanks to Ray Nemec for help in identifying Mr. Cohen. ...
3207
David Vincent
grandslams23
May 20, 2011 8:20 pm
I recently met a former minor league umpire living in the Fort Wayne, IN area who has a couple of thousand index cards with information on the deaths of minor...
3208
Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 20, 2011 8:43 pm
David - The input process is temporarily in a state of limbo, as SABR seeks to name a new "DataCzar";, but as list owner of this discussion forum and managing...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
May 20, 2011 8:49 pm
I am in the middle of creating a table of the minor league umpire information on the Sporting News cards. I also got a lot of cards from this guy in Indiana to...
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Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 20, 2011 9:02 pm
I think I may have connected with that person about a Minor League umpire monograph while I was Research Services Manager a few years ago. Please send me his...
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Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 20, 2011 11:03 pm
Is anyone buying this? << According to a 2007 interview, "Savage," a right-hander, claimed he injured his right throwing shoulder at one point during his...
3212
Bill Schenley
williamschenley
May 21, 2011 2:43 am
... It sounds bizarre. Very hard to believe, except that he often made the claim during straight interviews. He gave the shoulder injury as the reason he...
3213
dubsism
May 21, 2011 3:14 pm
Many people also do not know that "Macho Man" had a brother who was also a relatively well-known wrestling figure, "Leaping" Lanny Poffo....
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homerbobmcc@...
May 21, 2011 3:19 pm
That would be great if you could get a copy of the death data from your umpire friend. There are a few other SABR members who would be very interested. One...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
May 21, 2011 7:33 pm
DH I will get the files from him. From: BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of homerbobmcc@... Sent:...
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Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 22, 2011 3:51 pm
Fred Hagen Laningham, Jr., a catcher who appeared in three minor league seasons in the early 1960s in the Phillies organization, passed away on May 16, 2011 in...
3217
John Husman
jhusman@...
May 23, 2011 11:33 am
David: Do you have TSN player cards? I had used hem in the past and just queried the new TSN about them with no result. John John R. Husman From:...
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David Vincent
grandslams23
May 23, 2011 12:12 pm
No, I only have copies of the umpire cards. I am not sure what happened to the player cards when the business was purchased and moved out of St Louis. DV From:...
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John Husman
jhusman@...
May 23, 2011 12:50 pm
Thanks, David. What a shame. John From: BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BaseballNecrology@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Vincent Sent: Monday,...
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Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 23, 2011 1:50 pm
The Sporting News Player Cards were moved to Charlotte and remain inaccessible to researchers. Since 2006, the SABR board has been attempting to establish an...
3221
Bill Schenley
williamschenley
May 23, 2011 5:37 pm
Former Georgia assistant Jim Pyburn dies at 78 FROM: The San Antonio Express-News ~ By The Associated Press http://tinyurl.com/3m2sljn ATHENS, Ga. "Jim...
3222
Bill Schenley
williamschenley
May 23, 2011 5:37 pm
Former Georgia assistant Jim Pyburn dies at 78 FROM: The San Antonio Express-News ~ By The Associated Press http://tinyurl.com/3m2sljn ATHENS, Ga. "Jim...
3223
Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 23, 2011 6:33 pm
Carlos Alberto Pascual, a pitcher for the 1950 Senators and longtime scout and player development executive for the Twins, Orioles, Mets and Royals, the...
3224
jack
morrisjvm
May 23, 2011 7:03 pm
George A. Judy, who played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, died on May 11, 2011 in Clarion, PA. http://tinyurl.com/3ot464g ...
3225
Boren, Stephen D.
sdboren@...
May 23, 2011 7:12 pm
As Batman would have said, "Holy Tom Zachary! He was 14-0 for the 1948 Tallahassee Pirates (Class D) in the Georgia-Florida League." Steve Boren ... on ... ...
3226
Rod Nelson
rockymtnsabr
May 23, 2011 7:33 pm
"KIRBY, Eugene "Gene" 95, of Treasure Island (FL), passed away April 27, 2011 after a long illness. He was a veteran sports announcer & long-time Major League...
3227
homerbobmcc@...
May 23, 2011 10:28 pm
I asked Steve Gietschier about the TSN player cards a couple of years ago when TSN was moving out of St. Louis. He did not know the status on them. He said...
