Minor League Baseball Players - Page 99

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 08:46 AM

Bob Rombach was an outfielder and third baseman on the 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Amarillo (TX) Globe-Times of June 26, 1970. The newspaper was reporting on his resignation as a baseball coach of one high school to take a job as coach at another Texas high school. Within the article, it mentioned that he had played professional within the Houston organization.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=rombac001rob

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 08:54 AM

Pitcher Chris Taranto was on the 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the May 23, 1961 issue of the Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger. It shows him in the uniform of Notre Dame High School of Biloxi, MS.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=tarant001ant

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 09:01 AM

Pitcher Kent Thaxton was on the 1962 and 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Pensacola (FL) News-Journal of March 18, 1962. The accompanying article is about the recent losses from the Escambia High School baseball team because several of the better players had moved on. Thaxton was one of them.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=thaxto001ken

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 09:33 AM

After all this time spent searching for photos of individual 1963 Moultrie players, I just came across a team photo. It appears in the book COLQUITT COUNTY, by Melody S. Jenkins.

Ms. Jenkins offers the following identifications for those in the photos. I have made spelling corrections.

Bottom row (L to R): Bill Palko, unidentified, Bill Goodlet, unidentified bat boy (slightly in front), Bob Walenczyk, Frank Thomas, Ivan Murrell.

Middle row (L to R): Jay Dahl, Ray Ferrand, Dennis Willett, Oliverio "Sparky" Sparks, Jim Green, Jerry Ellis, Jim Marrujo, Alan "Al" Goldfield.

Top row (L to R): Chuck Churn (pitching coach), Ramon De La Cruz, unidentified, Joe Panella, unidentified, Sammie Robinson, Kent Thaxton, Tommy Tucker, Chuck Warden, Larry Howard, Bob Rombach, Charlie Murray, Jim Walton (manager).

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 01:07 PM

Alan "Al" Goldfield was a pitcher on the 1963 Moultrie and Modesto teams. He is shown in the team photo above. The reason why I am posting him separately is that he is among the wealthiest ex-players I've ever run across, especially for a man who made his money outside the world of sports. The source of his good fortune was his becoming the founder and CEO of a cell phone company -- the CellStar Corporation of Dallas, Texas, which he no longer owns. He has also been a generous philanthopist, giving nice donations to his alma mater, which was one of the universities in Texas (I don't recall which one).

Alan Goldfield was on the Houston spring roster in 1963.

Pictured below are Alan and his former estate, which went onto the market some years ago. It was originally listed with a $70 million price tag. Its name was Champ d'Or (Field of Gold). It was located in Hickory Creek, Texas, near Denton.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=goldfi001ala

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 08:44 PM

Barney Bridges was a first baseman on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. He is shown here in the uniform of McNeese State University of Lake Charles, LA. The photo is from the Lake Charles American-Press of April 24, 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bridge001bar

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 08:52 PM

Catcher Bob Gilmore was the other McNeese State alum on the 1962 Moultrie Colts team. The photo is from the Lake Charles American-Press of June 14, 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=gilmor002rob

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 09:20 PM

Pitcher John Bukowski was on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The New York Mets purchased him from Houston over the 1962-63 winter, and he appeared on the Mets' spring roster in 1963.

This photo was posted on the OOTP website in May of 2014, but I don't know who did the posting. I kept track of the URL of the page on which it was posted, but about six months ago, OOTP re-set all the URL's on its pages, so I can't get back to years worth of photos I had recorded. Furthermore, I haven't mastered the art of the OOTP search function to find the photo that way. Sorry.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bukows001joh

P.S. Subsequent posting by FatJack clarifies that the image was originally posted by Merkle, so the credit goes to him. FatJack also posted a much clearer version on the next page.

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 09:46 PM

Albert "Bucky" DeLaTorre served as a catcher, at least while he was in amateur ranks. He played briefly for the 1962 Moultrie Colts.

The photo shows him with the Valenti Produce Co. of the Tampa (FL) Municipal League. He was the league's leading hitter in 1966. The photo is from the Tampa Times of August 22, 1966.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=delato001alb

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 10:06 PM

Pitcher Tom Fullen was on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The photo on the left shows him during his playing days with the 1967 Oklahoma 89ers. It comes from a small size team photo. The photo on the right was published with his obituary. He died on May 6, 2014.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=fullen001tho

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 10:19 PM

Norman "Norm" Heinze was a catcher from Tufts University who played on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Boston Herald of June 4, 1958. Norm would become the captain of the Tufts baseball team in 1960.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=heinze001nor

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 10:33 PM

Steve Jacobus was a first baseman on the 1962 Moutrie Colts. Don't know what uniform he is wearing in the attached photo. The accompanying article mentions three recent teams on which he played. His high school team was Shawnee-Mission North (Overland Park, KS), from which he graduated in 1960. He had been through his freshman year in college, and had played first base for the University of Missouri the previous year. He had also been playing for the Milgrams in the Ban Johnson League (summer collegiate league baseball) "the past two years." The photo is from the Kansas City (MO) Times of April 3, 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=jacobu001ste

rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com · 10-11-2017, 10:58 PM

Doing research on trying to find other 45's minors. Just learned 1961 Jacksonville Jets was apart of their affiliation on 1961.

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 11:03 PM

Alfonso "Al" Peterkin was an outfielder on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. This image was taken from a group photo of international Houston prospects who arrived at the Moultrie, GA minor league camp of the Colts. It was published in the Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal of April 4, 1963.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=peterk001alf

Cusick · 10-11-2017, 11:07 PM

Eliminate duplication. Too late at night!

rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com · 10-12-2017, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cusick

Alfonso "Al" Peterkin was an outfielder on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. This image was taken from a group photo of international Houston prospects who arrived at the Moultrie, GA minor league camp of the Colts. It was published in the Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal of April 4, 1963.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=peterk001alf

Thank You for all the photos. I am researching on others on high schools and or colleges to post. Thanks for the Awesome job that you do.

Cusick · 10-12-2017, 08:34 AM

Catcher Doug Holmquist (left in photo) and pitcher Don Altman (right in photo) were on the 1962 Durham team. The photo appeared on eBay in October, 2010.

Altman was on the Houston Colts' spring roster in 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=holmqu001dou
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=altman001don

Cusick · 10-12-2017, 08:45 AM

Pitcher Ray Cordeiro was on the 1962 Durham Bulls. The photo is from the Decatur (IL) Daily Review of Aug. 31, 1961. It shows him with the Decatur Commodores.

Cordeiro was a non-roster invitee to the spring camps of the White Sox in 1966 and the Pirates in 1971.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=cordei001ray

Cusick · 10-12-2017, 09:03 AM

Pitcher John W. "Jack" Lane was on the 1962 Durham Bulls team. The photo here showing him getting smooches from a couple of ladies was published in the January 29, 1961 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Lane was a non-roster invitee with the Houston Colts in the spring of 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=lane--003joh

Cusick · 10-12-2017, 09:23 AM

Walt Matthews was a first baseman on the 1962 Durham Bulls. After his playing career ended, he was a manager in the Astros organization at Salisbury and Cocoa, and then he continued in various capacities to work on the development of players for about 50 years. The photo is from his obituary. He died on April 28, 2014.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=matthe001wal

10-11-2017, 08:46 AM	#1961
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Bob Rombach Bob Rombach was an outfielder and third baseman on the 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Amarillo (TX) Globe-Times of June 26, 1970. The newspaper was reporting on his resignation as a baseball coach of one high school to take a job as coach at another Texas high school. Within the article, it mentioned that he had played professional within the Houston organization. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=rombac001rob Attached Images

10-11-2017, 08:54 AM	#1962
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Chris Taranto Pitcher Chris Taranto was on the 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the May 23, 1961 issue of the Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger. It shows him in the uniform of Notre Dame High School of Biloxi, MS. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=tarant001ant Attached Images

10-11-2017, 09:01 AM	#1963
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Kent Thaxton Pitcher Kent Thaxton was on the 1962 and 1963 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Pensacola (FL) News-Journal of March 18, 1962. The accompanying article is about the recent losses from the Escambia High School baseball team because several of the better players had moved on. Thaxton was one of them. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=thaxto001ken Attached Images

10-11-2017, 09:33 AM	#1964
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	1963 Moultrie Colts After all this time spent searching for photos of individual 1963 Moultrie players, I just came across a team photo. It appears in the book COLQUITT COUNTY, by Melody S. Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins offers the following identifications for those in the photos. I have made spelling corrections. Bottom row (L to R): Bill Palko, unidentified, Bill Goodlet, unidentified bat boy (slightly in front), Bob Walenczyk, Frank Thomas, Ivan Murrell. Middle row (L to R): Jay Dahl, Ray Ferrand, Dennis Willett, Oliverio "Sparky" Sparks, Jim Green, Jerry Ellis, Jim Marrujo, Alan "Al" Goldfield. Top row (L to R): Chuck Churn (pitching coach), Ramon De La Cruz, unidentified, Joe Panella, unidentified, Sammie Robinson, Kent Thaxton, Tommy Tucker, Chuck Warden, Larry Howard, Bob Rombach, Charlie Murray, Jim Walton (manager). Attached Images

10-11-2017, 01:07 PM	#1965
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Alan Goldfield Alan "Al" Goldfield was a pitcher on the 1963 Moultrie and Modesto teams. He is shown in the team photo above. The reason why I am posting him separately is that he is among the wealthiest ex-players I've ever run across, especially for a man who made his money outside the world of sports. The source of his good fortune was his becoming the founder and CEO of a cell phone company -- the CellStar Corporation of Dallas, Texas, which he no longer owns. He has also been a generous philanthopist, giving nice donations to his alma mater, which was one of the universities in Texas (I don't recall which one). Alan Goldfield was on the Houston spring roster in 1963. Pictured below are Alan and his former estate, which went onto the market some years ago. It was originally listed with a $70 million price tag. Its name was Champ d'Or (Field of Gold). It was located in Hickory Creek, Texas, near Denton. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=goldfi001ala Attached Images

10-11-2017, 08:44 PM	#1966
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Barney Bridges Barney Bridges was a first baseman on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. He is shown here in the uniform of McNeese State University of Lake Charles, LA. The photo is from the Lake Charles American-Press of April 24, 1962. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bridge001bar Attached Images

10-11-2017, 08:52 PM	#1967
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Bob Gilmore Catcher Bob Gilmore was the other McNeese State alum on the 1962 Moultrie Colts team. The photo is from the Lake Charles American-Press of June 14, 1962. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=gilmor002rob Attached Images

10-11-2017, 09:20 PM	#1968
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	John Bukowski Pitcher John Bukowski was on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The New York Mets purchased him from Houston over the 1962-63 winter, and he appeared on the Mets' spring roster in 1963. This photo was posted on the OOTP website in May of 2014, but I don't know who did the posting. I kept track of the URL of the page on which it was posted, but about six months ago, OOTP re-set all the URL's on its pages, so I can't get back to years worth of photos I had recorded. Furthermore, I haven't mastered the art of the OOTP search function to find the photo that way. Sorry. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=bukows001joh P.S. Subsequent posting by FatJack clarifies that the image was originally posted by Merkle, so the credit goes to him. FatJack also posted a much clearer version on the next page. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 10-12-2017 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Add P.S.

10-11-2017, 09:46 PM	#1969
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Albert DeLaTorre Albert "Bucky" DeLaTorre served as a catcher, at least while he was in amateur ranks. He played briefly for the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The photo shows him with the Valenti Produce Co. of the Tampa (FL) Municipal League. He was the league's leading hitter in 1966. The photo is from the Tampa Times of August 22, 1966. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=delato001alb Attached Images

10-11-2017, 10:06 PM	#1970
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Tom Fullen Pitcher Tom Fullen was on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The photo on the left shows him during his playing days with the 1967 Oklahoma 89ers. It comes from a small size team photo. The photo on the right was published with his obituary. He died on May 6, 2014. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=fullen001tho Attached Images

10-11-2017, 10:19 PM	#1971
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Norman Heinze Norman "Norm" Heinze was a catcher from Tufts University who played on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. The photo is from the Boston Herald of June 4, 1958. Norm would become the captain of the Tufts baseball team in 1960. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=heinze001nor Attached Images

10-11-2017, 10:33 PM	#1972
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Steve Jacobus Steve Jacobus was a first baseman on the 1962 Moutrie Colts. Don't know what uniform he is wearing in the attached photo. The accompanying article mentions three recent teams on which he played. His high school team was Shawnee-Mission North (Overland Park, KS), from which he graduated in 1960. He had been through his freshman year in college, and had played first base for the University of Missouri the previous year. He had also been playing for the Milgrams in the Ban Johnson League (summer collegiate league baseball) "the past two years." The photo is from the Kansas City (MO) Times of April 3, 1962. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=jacobu001ste Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 10-11-2017 at 10:35 PM.

10-11-2017, 10:58 PM	#1973
rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 2,351 Blog Entries: 6	Doing research on trying to find other 45's minors. Just learned 1961 Jacksonville Jets was apart of their affiliation on 1961.

10-11-2017, 11:03 PM	#1974
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Alfonso Peterkin Alfonso "Al" Peterkin was an outfielder on the 1962 Moultrie Colts. This image was taken from a group photo of international Houston prospects who arrived at the Moultrie, GA minor league camp of the Colts. It was published in the Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal of April 4, 1963. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=peterk001alf Attached Images

10-11-2017, 11:07 PM	#1975
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Eliminate duplication. Too late at night! Last edited by Cusick; 10-11-2017 at 11:10 PM.

10-12-2017, 08:34 AM	#1977
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Doug Holmquist and Don Altman Catcher Doug Holmquist (left in photo) and pitcher Don Altman (right in photo) were on the 1962 Durham team. The photo appeared on eBay in October, 2010. Altman was on the Houston Colts' spring roster in 1962. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=holmqu001dou https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=altman001don Attached Images

10-12-2017, 08:45 AM	#1978
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Ray Cordeiro Pitcher Ray Cordeiro was on the 1962 Durham Bulls. The photo is from the Decatur (IL) Daily Review of Aug. 31, 1961. It shows him with the Decatur Commodores. Cordeiro was a non-roster invitee to the spring camps of the White Sox in 1966 and the Pirates in 1971. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=cordei001ray Attached Images

10-12-2017, 09:03 AM	#1979
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	John Lane Pitcher John W. "Jack" Lane was on the 1962 Durham Bulls team. The photo here showing him getting smooches from a couple of ladies was published in the January 29, 1961 issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lane was a non-roster invitee with the Houston Colts in the spring of 1962. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=lane--003joh Attached Images

10-12-2017, 09:23 AM	#1980
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,210	Walt Matthews Walt Matthews was a first baseman on the 1962 Durham Bulls. After his playing career ended, he was a manager in the Astros organization at Salisbury and Cocoa, and then he continued in various capacities to work on the development of players for about 50 years. The photo is from his obituary. He died on April 28, 2014. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=matthe001wal Attached Images