--- In thewashingtonsenators@yahoogroups.com, thigisni <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I wonder if I could ask your help. I am doing a baseball research paper for
publication with a very short deadline. Can anyone name a member of the '44,
'45 or '47 Senators who is alive today? I don't need phone numbers or anything,
just to know who is still with us.
>
> See http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1947.shtml
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1945.shtml
> http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1944.shtml
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emmett
>
Emmett,

For my own edification I checked out both the rosters from 1944 and 1945
and found an additional 3 players who are still alive:

George (Bingo) Binks*
Hillis Layne
Jose Zardon

* Currently one of the oldest living baseball players, born in 1914. Also had
the "distinction" of playing for 3 major league teams-the Philadelphia
Athletics, St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators.


Again, I cross referenced these with Baseball-Almanac-I've found that
Baseball-Almanac is much more up to date with players deaths than
Baseball-Reference.

Hope this helps, Art