General Baseball Image Discussion

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wire photo came from Lexi files and the cards were from another forum on this site years ago


http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dig...32&mid=7636067

[dennis_keith]

Don Mossi, a hard throwing lefty who enjoyed a 12 year big leagues career between 1954 and 1965, has just reached the 100 oldest Living major leaguers list at #100.. He is 88,with his 89th birthday due on January 11.
He and Ray Narleski made their major league debuts in the same game on April 17, 1954 and would form a strong lefty (Mossi) - righty (Narleski) bullpen duo for the Indians' 1954 American League championship team and for Cleveland for years to come. Narleski would make the A.L all-star team in 1956 and 1958 and Mossi would make the A.L all-stars in 1957. The two pitchers careers were so interlinked that they were even traded to Detroit in the same trade before the 1959 season. Later in his career with the Tigers, Mossi would be asked to move from the bullpen to the starting rotation and he did an excellent job, enjoying 17-9 and 15-7 seasons.
After five years with the Indians and five years with the Tigers his final stops were with the 1964 Chicago White Sox, where he nearly missed another pennant as Chicago finished one game behind the New York Yankees, and finally with the 1965 Kansas city Athletics.
He was well-known for his big ears and his stoic demeanor on the mound that earned him the nickname "The Sphinx", but Don was a heck of a pitcher. His final numbers show 101 wins against 80 losses, 55 Complete Games, 8 Shut Outs, 50 saves, 460 games pitched, 165 games started, and a nice 3.43 career earned run average.

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New ebay listing 1970 Brewers Tito Francona

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New ebay listing 1972 Mike Ferraro

[SDL]

Sad to report that Hall Of Famer Bobby Doerr passed away this morning at 99. He was the oldest living major leaguer. The Red Sox retired his #1 in May of 1988.



Photo is from the HOF website

Red Schoendienst is now the oldest living Hall Of Fame member at 94.

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Link for full obit is below

“Jungle Jim” played for the White Sox from 1952-61, hitting .257 with 134 doubles, 50 triples, 77 home runs, 382 RBIs and 146 stolen bases over 1,010 games.

Rivera appeared in all five games of the 1959 World Series vs. the Dodgers, including three starts in right field. He also played for the St. Louis Browns in ’52 and the Kansas City Athletics in ’61. Rivera led the AL in triples (16) in 1953 and stolen bases in 1955 (25).

His best season was in 1953, when Rivera hit .259 with 11 homers, 78 RBIs, 26 doubles, 16 triples and 22 steals. Rivera finished with 523 career strikeouts against 365 walks over 4,008 career plate appearances.


Jim Rivera joined his former teammates at the ballpark during the 2005 World Series. Pictured (from left): J.C. Martin, Billy Pierce, Rivera, Luis Aparicio, former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, Jim Landis and Bob Shaw. (Getty)
“Sadly, yet another former White Sox star from our 1959 American League pennant-winning team has passed away, as Jim Rivera joined many of his teammates last night,” the White Sox said in a statement released Tuesday. “Jim was a key member of the Go-Go White Sox teams of the 1950s, teaming with fellow outfielders Minnie Minoso, Jim Landis and others".https://visionsportsnews.com/former-...a-passes-away/

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Kahn's playing career extended for 17 seasons (1936–42 and 1944–53), all in minor league baseball. He initially signed with his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, and spent his career in a number of Major League farm systems. Although he batted .304 in 1,507 minor league games, he never rose higher than the top level of the minors.[1]
During the course of his lengthy playing career, Kahn toiled for three seasons under executive Branch Rickey, inventor of the farm system, and Kahn came to be known as a fierce critic of Rickey and the system he created. "He knocked down everyone's salaries, and he put the difference between what they got, and what they should have got, in his own pocket," Kahn once said. "I was just a number to Branch Rickey. He ran baseball factories and screwed his players every way but right side up."[2]
Kahn, however, did have a long career in the game after his catching career ended. After working as a Major League coach for the 1954–55 Cardinals and coaching for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League,[3] he joined the Philadelphia Phillies' organization as a scout and minor league manager in 1960, serving into the 1980s.

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Colorized photo of Red Shea of the NY Giants

[dennis_keith]

Following the death of Bobby Doerr, the oldest living
Hall of Famer becomes St. Louis Cardinals great,
Red Schoendienst at 94 years 9 1/2.months of age. (born: Feb. 2, 1923).
Schoendienst played second baseman, mostly for the Cardinals
but also spent some time with the Milwaukee Braves and
New York Giants, before returning to finish his career with
his beloved Red Birds..Red was a major leaguer for 18 1/2
seasons, from Opening Day 1945 until retiring during the
1963 all-star game break. He hit .289, with 2,449 hits in 2216
major league games. Red won World's championships with the
1946 Cardinals and the 1957 Braves. He then became the Cardinals' manager
in 1965 and he piloted the Cards to the 1967 world title and another
National League pennant the following year.
Red was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame by the Veterans Committee on Feb. 28, 1989
for induction that July 30...

[dennis_keith]

Following the death of Bobby Doerr, Chuck Stevens a switch hitting, lefthanded throwing first baseman
with the St.Louis Browns in the 1940s
becomes the oldest living major leaguer. He is now
99 years and 4 months of age. (born: July 10, 1918).
Stevens hit .251 with 4 home runs in 211 major league games with the
Browns in 1941, 1946 & 1948 in a World War Two military service interrupted career.
Stevens continued to play in the Pacific Coast League with the Hollywood Stars as late as 1952
after his major league days ended in '48.

[cheech411]

1967 dexter press redone to look like 1973 joe BEST WORK KRATZBUCKS EVER DID DID ALL HIS HAIR ETC

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http://m.mlb.com/news/article/262239...ki-dies-at-91/

[Home Free]

It seems that Vern Geishert might have been on some autographed color photos in 1969 while with the California Angels, but I have never laid eyes on one. Anyone in this experienced group come across one that they would consider sharing here?

Seen plenty of him with Reds.

Found one. Never mind. Won't post it here because someone inevitably claims it's theirs.

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http://www.philliesnation.com/2017/1...s-in-accident/

[dennis_keith]

There's Now Just 14 Surviving Players who played in the majors In 1945 or Earlier.


Almost all living players debuted in the major leagues in the Post-World War Two Era of 1946 to present, except for the following 14 who played at least part of their MLB careers in the
World War Two Era that ended in 1945. With the recent death of
Bobby Doerr, (MLB Career: 1937-1951) it means that there are no more survivors who played MLB ball in the 1930s and in fact the earliest any survivor played in the big leagues was in 1941.

I listed them two ways: by MLB Debut Date and by their Current Ages.

Survivors listed by Earliest Major League Debut Date:
Rank/Player/Position/MLB Debut date/MLB Career Span.

1. Fred Caliguiri - P - 9/3/1941;1941-1942.
2. Chuck Stevens - !B - 9/16/1941; 1941-1948.
3 George Yankowski - C - 8/17/1942; 1942-1946.
4. Val Heim - OF - 8/31/1942; 1942-1942.
5. Eddie Robinson - 1B - 9/9/1942; 1942-1957.
6. Carl Scheib - P - 9/6/1943; 1943-1954.
7. Chris Haughey - P - 10/3/1943; 1943-1943.
8. Bill Mills - C - 5/19/1944; 1944-1944.
9. Eddie Basinski - SS - 5/20/1944; 1944-1947.
10. Tom Jordan - C - 9/4/1944; 1944-1948.
11. Albert 'Red' Schoendienst - 2B - 4/17/1945; 1945-1963.
12. Don Hasenmayer - 3B - 5/2/1945; 1945-1946.
13. Milt Welch - C - 6/5/1945; 1945-1946.
14. Johnny Hetki - P - 9/14/1945 - 1945-1954.

Survivors listed by Age Oldest to youngest as follows:
Chuck Stevens 99 yrs., 4 mos.; Fred Caliguiri 99 yrs.,1 month.; Tom Jordan 98; Bill Mills 98; Val Heim 97; Eddie Robinson 96 yrs, 11 mos.; Johnny Hetki 95; Eddie Basinski 95; George Yankowski 95;
Red Schoendienst 94 yrs.,10 mos.; Milt Welch 93; Chris Haughey 92;
Carl Scheib 90 yrs.,11 mos.; Don Hasenmayer 90 yrs., 8 months.


Notable:

Stevens, Caliguiri, Jordan and Mills are the only surviors who were born before 1920.


Eddie Robinson survived War wounds from the Pacific Theater to become a four-time American League All-Star First Baseman (1949; 1951-1953). He's the last remaining member of the Cleveland Indians 1948 World's Championship team.

Red Schoendienst (Oldest Living Hall Of Famer) was a 10-time National League All-Star Second Baseman (1946; 1948-1955 & 1957) in a brilliant 19 year, 18 1/2 season major leagues career (From Opening Day 1945 to the all-star game break, 1963 - Ages 23 to 41). He was elected to the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1989.

[Home Free]

Had a professional take a run at some badly aged images. What do you think?

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Gernert, who died Thursday at the age of 89, was the last, making his debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1952, after being signed by Wagner, then in the early stages of his long tenure as a team scout.
Ironically, it was the acquisition of Wertz in 1959 that prompted Gernert's Boston exit, leading to parts of three more major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Houston Colt .45s.
Gernert spent 11 seasons in the majors, ending in 1962, batting .254 with 103 home runs and 402 RBIs.


http://www.readingeagle.com/sports/a...l#.WiP8ALQ-eRs

[dennis_keith]

Just a .254 lifetime hitter, and probably not that well-remembered outside of Boston, but Dick Gernert played 11 consecutive seasons in the big leagues (1952-1962), his first 8, through 1959 with the Boston Red Sox and hit 103 career home runs. Mostly a platoon first baseman, but he did have two seasons where he played regularly enough to qualify for the batting title and he produced those years with 21 Home runs and 71 RBI in 1953 and 20 Home Runs and 69 RBI in 1958. He stuck around the big leagues scene long enough to become one of the original Astros for Houston's expansion franchise in 1962. He also played with the Cubs, Reds and Tigers in the early '60s, his final career years.

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Jake Atz 1907 Chicago White Sox

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Tracy is greatly remembered as the pitcher that gave up Roger Maris's 61st HR. RIP

http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/...143b8ff19.html