Former major league pitcher Behenna dies of cancer at 51 FROM: The Columbus (IN) Republic ~ By The Associated Press NEWNAN, Ga. "Former major league pitcher...
George Edd Barker, who played in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization sandwiched around service in the Korean War, died on January 31, 2012 in...
John F. Jones, who played for three teams in the Appalachian League and one team in the Eastern Shore League, all in 1940, died on November 4, 2011, in...
Raymond "Zeke" Zschau, born March 8, 1917, died on May 15, 2002. I didn't see his death listed on Baseball-Reference, so I thought I'd point it out here. ...
John Soviero, born August 9, 1938, died on June 15, 1996. He played in the minor leagues from 1958 to 1960. His death isn't listed on Baseball-Reference. ...
Kyle Rote, who played in the Gulf Coast League in 1951, died on August 15, 2002. He was born on October 27, 1927. He was more famous as a football player,...
Alexander Suss, born November 12, 1918, died July 7, 1999. He played for the Providence Chiefs in 1951. His death is not noted on Baseball-Reference.com. ...
One more for today. Max Burleson, who played in the Tigers organization in 1958, died on October 17, 1984. His death is not listed on Baseball-Reference.com. ...
Michael J. Fandozzi, who played in the minors from 1948-1966 amassing almost 7000 at bats and almost 2000 hits (and was also a manager in the minors), died on...
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Boren, Stephen D.
sdboren@...
Feb 5, 2012 3:15 pm
He played only one year on minor league ball, which was at Class B, hit .325 as a second baseman, and then never played again. Is there something missing? ...
Arthur Murphy, born May 18, 1898, died on November 7, 1977. He played in the minor leagues from 1917 to 1927, though his Baseball-Reference page only lists his...
Earl Gillespie, who played in the minors in the 1940s, died December 12, 2003. His death is not noted on Baseball-Reference.com. He was the Milwaukee Braves'...
Herbert Loren Adams, who played parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, died on February 1, 2012. Thanks to Ray Nemec for pointing this out. If...
Jim Finks, football Hall of Famer who played from 1949 to 1950 in the minor leagues, died on May 8, 1995. His death is not noted on Baseball-Reference.com. ...
Danny Clyburn Jr., a former outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, was shot and killed in Lancaster, SC early Tuesday morning, police...
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Boren, Stephen D.
sdboren@...
Feb 7, 2012 5:22 pm
Something is incorrect or missing here. "Phillips began his career at his hometown newspaper, the Manteca Bulletin, in 1959 after graduating from college and...
On another vein, Baseball Reference has a few places where they have a guy managing a ball club at 18 or 19. I have even seen a few guys managing at AA or AAA...
Actually, I'm inclined to believe that it is accurate, given the unique spelling of his first and last name, the age match and the connection to Modesto. SSDI...
I've sent a query off to a couple of sources at The Bee to see if I can get some more information about this. I'm in Sacramento today and would love to head...
While pursuing his special niche of baseball research - players that came thisclose to a sip-of-coffee - Bill Hickman spotted a 2011 obit on a HS alumni...
I'll bet you'll find that there are stories accompanying each of his three appearances, not unlike the solo appearance of this gentleman, a friend to many on...
The 1970 Minor League Digest lists Phillips with “Modesto (no cont)” -- I assume that means no contract. It gives his first pro season as 54 but does not...
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Boren, Stephen D.
sdboren@...
Feb 7, 2012 8:46 pm
I have sporadically found errors in Baseball Reference. However, this is not a very common occurrence, especially percentage-wise. At the National SABR...
