Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[madducks]

He even had his own bobblehead giveaway at the stadium.

[madducks]

Twice.

[revo]

Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner died at age 97. RIP.

[revo]

2x All-Star catcher and longtime baseball analyst Tim McCarver died today at age 81. RIP.

[The Feral Slasher]

2x All-Star catcher and longtime baseball analyst Tim McCarver died today at age 81. RIP.

I just saw the sad news. I recall him both as a Phillies catcher and later as a baseball analyst. RIP

[TranaGreg]

yeah, he was the voice during so many amazing moments. sad news.

[revo]

Longtime Tampa Bay Rays radio announcer Dave Wills died at age 58. RIP.

[The Feral Slasher]

Longtime Tampa Bay Rays radio announcer Dave Wills died at age 58. RIP.

exceelent article in THeAthletic about Dave Wills.

Stark: Rays remember Dave Wills, beloved radio voice who ‘led the league in fun’ - The Athletic

[revo]

Jesus Alou, the youngest of the 3 Alou brothers who played from 1963-1979, died at age 80. RIP.

[The Feral Slasher]

Jesus Alou, the youngest of the 3 Alou brothers who played from 1963-1979, died at age 80. RIP.

not a great article,but does provide some history of the Alou brothers. They all played in the same outfield which is pretty amazing

How the Alou Brothers Made MLB History in the Outfield (sportscasting.com)

[revo]

Joe Pepitone, a mainstay of the 1960s Yankee teams, died at age 82. RIP.

[revo]

Dave Frost, a pitcher for the White Sox, Angels & Royals from 1977 to 1982, died at age 71. RIP.

[madducks]

Dick Groat, 1960 NL MVP and batting champion who played for the Pirates, Cardinals, Phillies, Giants and NBA Pistons and was one of 13 players to play professionally in both MLB and the NBA has died at age 92. RIP.

[rhd]

One of the stars of the epic 1960 WS. He was one of the players on the show hosted by Bob Costas that showed the video of game 7 that had never been seen before. RIP.

[revo]

Mike Shannon, the longtime Cardinal player and broadcaster, died at age 83. RIP.