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Alfred Cavis Barnes, who played one season in the Arizona-Texas League in 1953, died on July 28, 2008. http://tinyurl.com/6lb58r ...
1 Aug 29, 2008
3:00 pm

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Vincent J. Liberto, who played for nine seasons in the minor leagues in the late 1940s and early 1950s, died on August 25, 2008 in Shreveport, LA. ...
1 Aug 28, 2008
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Silas Marion Lassiter, who played one season with the Wilson Tobs in the Bi-State League, died on August 26, 2008 in Ahoskie, NC. http://tinyurl.com/6zxpp4 ...
1 Aug 28, 2008
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Emerit "Em" D. Lindbeck, who had one official at-bat with the Detroit Tigers in 1960 and was also drafted by the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, died on his 74th...
1 Aug 28, 2008
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Thomas Alfred John Vaughan, who played in the Cleveland Indians organization in the 1950s, died on August 26, 2008. http://tinyurl.com/5dgsrl ...
1 Aug 28, 2008
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Benjamin F. Payne, who played in the Washington Senators organization sandwiched around a two-year tour in Vietnam, died on August 25, 2008 in Southfield, MI. ...
1 Aug 27, 2008
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Dear Mr. Curley, I found the gentlemen's name that you were looking for. His name is Vernon Shetler. He played for 12 seasons with a break in between for war...
9 Aug 27, 2008
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This one's a few months old, but appears to have fallen through the cracks: IDs: MiLB-DB: stampe001cla ...
1 Aug 26, 2008
9:46 pm

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Anthony F. Veverka, who played under the name "Tony Swift" in the minor leagues because of his speed, died on August 4, 2008 in Stuart, FL. ...
1 Aug 26, 2008
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George Spiroff, minor league catcher died 24 August 1908. _http://neorh.royhobbs.com/?q=node/80_ (http://neorh.royhobbs.com/?q=node/80) _Click here: SABR...
3 Aug 26, 2008
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James Coleman Campbell, who played in the Mountain States and Big State League, died on August 24, 2008 in Maryville, TN. http://tinyurl.com/5tgm33 ...
1 Aug 26, 2008
12:56 pm

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Note: The age doesn't match the minor league database (born 1925), but everything else checks out: IDs: MiLB-DB: mathew001and ...
1 Aug 25, 2008
10:21 pm

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Bernard "Bernie" Ferrara, a catcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization, died on Aug. 23, 2008, in Tyler, TX. http://tinyurl.com/6528yo ...
1 Aug 25, 2008
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Robert Lee "Bob" Whitworth, who played in the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City A's farm systems, died on August 4, 2008 in Goodyear, AZ. ...
1 Aug 25, 2008
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Donald Sassaman, who played one season with the Allentown Wings in the Interstae League, died on August 10, 2008 in Canal Fulton, Ohio. ...
2 Aug 24, 2008
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Alphonse Mazur, former minor league second baseman and manager, died on February 6, 2008 in Shreveport, LA. An obituary apppeared in the Shreveport Times: ...
7 Aug 23, 2008
11:37 pm

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Donald "Don" Quinton Williams, who played in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers organization for a number of years, died on August 13, 2008. ...
3 Aug 23, 2008
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Clarence Marshall died December 14, 2007, supposedly in Saugus, California. Can anyone find an obit to confirm the place of death and have a cemetery?...
6 Aug 22, 2008
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<Note: No record of his "one season" with the St. Louis Browns.> Legendary SFA Coach Brown Dies at Age 90 He led Lumberjacks to five LSC titles FROM: The...
1 Aug 22, 2008
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Vernon "Vern" David Pritchett, who played in the New York Mets organization in the California League for two seasons, died on August 16, 2008 in Encinitas, CA....
1 Aug 22, 2008
1:31 pm

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BaseballNecrologyPerhaps the White Sox' battle cry for the rest of the season should be, "Let's go out and win one for the Gicker." -- BD Re: Gick, George obit...
1 Aug 21, 2008
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Terry Orlando Watkins, who played for two seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, died on August 15, 2008 in Elk Grove, CA. http://tinyurl.com/6gu53q ...
1 Aug 21, 2008
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Rickey Partee Young, who played in the New York-Penn League for one season, died on August 16, 2008 in Mooresville, NC. http://tinyurl.com/5jve7a ...
1 Aug 21, 2008
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A search of ProQuest indicates that the White Sox had some hopes for the young George Gick. The Chicago Tribune of August 25, 1937 announced that the Sox had...
1 Aug 20, 2008
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IDs: MiLB-DB: gick--001geo http://minors.sabrwebs.com/cgi-bin/person.php?milbID=gick--001geo Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - August 14, 2008 George E....
3 Aug 20, 2008
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Reavis Devon "Pete" Marshall, who played in the minors in the late 1940s, died on August 18, 2008 in Colfax, NC. http://tinyurl.com/5llkf4 ...
1 Aug 19, 2008
6:53 pm

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The obit is JUST a bit of stretch; he was the team's secretary/business manager: Erie Times-News (PA) - August 14, 2008 Stanley C. Lee, age 97, of Erie, died...
1 Aug 18, 2008
10:48 pm

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Mahlon Sealy Paulk, who played one season in the Alabama-Florida League, died on August 15, 2008. http://tinyurl.com/6blbdo ...
1 Aug 18, 2008
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http://tinyurl.com/6zdxvz http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plinda101.htm http://retrosheet.org/TSNUmpireCards/Lindstrom-Axel.jpg Where is Axel Olaf...
1 Aug 18, 2008
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_Click here: USATODAY.com - Syd Thrift, former baseball executive, dies at 77_ (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-09-19-thrift-obit_x.htm) Ron...
1 Aug 18, 2008
12:25 am

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