Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[harmon]

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

"Annnnnnd that pitch is right down Central, steeeerike three."

[revo]

Vida Blue, ace of the early 1970s Oakland A's dynasty, died at age 73. RIP.

[Gregg]

Vida Blue, ace of the early 1970s Oakland A's dynasty, died at age 73. RIP.

Way too young.

[revo]

Rick Hummel, the longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball columnist who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame when he won the 2007 JG Taylor Spink Award, died at age 77. RIP.

[revo]

Mike Young, an outfielder for the Orioles in the 1980s who hit 28 HRs in 1985, died at age 63. RIP.

[rhd]

Mike Young, an outfielder for the Orioles in the 1980s who hit 28 HRs in 1985, died at age 63. RIP.

As an O's fan, I remember Mike Young well. He had a great half-season one year and everyone thought he was going to be a superstar. Dropped off dramatically after that. I think he still holds the O's record for RBI in a month, which I think he set during that great half-season. RIP.