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KenRaffensberger16 · 01-06-2015, 10:00 AM

I was wondering if members could supply photos for two 1950s players who passed away in the past week.
First there is outfielder, Bob Usher, who passed away on Dec. 29, 2014 at the age of 89. He was among Wikipedia's 100 oldest living players (65th in age to be exact) at the time of his passing.
Second is pitcher, Stu Miller, who passed away on Jan. 4, 2015, about one week after his 87th birthday in late December. Miller had a long career (1952-1969) and notably had two 14 win seasons, all in relief. He added to baseball lore with the incident where he was supposedly blown off the mound during one of 1961's MLB all-star games. He was an outstanding reliever who was vital to the success of 1962's NL champion San Francisco Giants and 1966's World's Champion Baltimore Orioles. Miller's death is the first death of a well-known player in 2015.
I'd particularly appreciate it if anyone has photos of Miller in a Phillies uniform. He joined the Phillies after a trade with the Cardinals three weeks into the 1956 season and was with the Phils for the remainder of that season, but that was his only season in Philadelphia. There were no Topps baseball cards of Miller pictured as a Phillie.

01-06-2015, 10:00 AM	#23951
KenRaffensberger16 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New jersey most of my life; Gulf Coast Florida since 2010. Posts: 422	Two Old-Timers pass away. I was wondering if members could supply photos for two 1950s players who passed away in the past week. First there is outfielder, Bob Usher, who passed away on Dec. 29, 2014 at the age of 89. He was among Wikipedia's 100 oldest living players (65th in age to be exact) at the time of his passing. Second is pitcher, Stu Miller, who passed away on Jan. 4, 2015, about one week after his 87th birthday in late December. Miller had a long career (1952-1969) and notably had two 14 win seasons, all in relief. He added to baseball lore with the incident where he was supposedly blown off the mound during one of 1961's MLB all-star games. He was an outstanding reliever who was vital to the success of 1962's NL champion San Francisco Giants and 1966's World's Champion Baltimore Orioles. Miller's death is the first death of a well-known player in 2015. I'd particularly appreciate it if anyone has photos of Miller in a Phillies uniform. He joined the Phillies after a trade with the Cardinals three weeks into the 1956 season and was with the Phils for the remainder of that season, but that was his only season in Philadelphia. There were no Topps baseball cards of Miller pictured as a Phillie. Last edited by KenRaffensberger16; 01-23-2015 at 07:38 PM.