Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[madducks]

Nice gesture by the Cubs, but a sad story about Ernie Banks estate:

"The Chicago Cubs are going to pay for the funeral of legendary infielder Ernie Banks after the company that handled the services filed a claim that it hadn't been paid amid a legal battle over the Hall of Famer's estate."



http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...aign=editorial

[revo]

Al Rosen, the muscular third baseman who won the 1953 American League MVP and played on the last Cleveland Indians team to win the World Series, has died. He was 91.

The Indians said Rosen died Friday night. The team did not provide any other details.

Rosen played his entire career with Cleveland from 1947 to 1956. He was a member of the Indians' 1948 World Series title team -- playing only five games that season and getting one at-bat in the series win over the Boston Braves.

[Judge Jude]

he looks a lot like Ralph Kiner, another slugger from that era...

[Sharky]

RIP Al Rosen. What a multi-faceted talent.

[revo]

RIP Al Rosen. What a multi-faceted talent.

Yes, it should be noted that Al was the original "Hebrew Hammer." There aren't too many tribesmen left.

[Sharky]

Yes, it should be noted that Al was the original "Hebrew Hammer." There aren't too many tribesmen left.

In theory: Joc Pederson, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun (ouch), among others I believe.

[madducks]

Yes, it should be noted that Al was the original "Hebrew Hammer." There aren't too many tribesmen left.

Hank Greenburg preceded him.

[Judge Jude]

apparently you guys haven't bookmarked

http://jewishbaseballplayer.com/

or

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/Jewish_baseball_players.shtml

or

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-jason-miller/the-jews-fetish-with-jewish-baseball-players_b_3210313.html

and do you not have the trading cards?

http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/news/hobby-news/latest-jewish-major-leager-baseball-card-set-available-march-15

[revo]

Longtime Twins Minor League instructor and manager Riccardo Ingram died from complications from brain cancer, Twins general manager Terry Ryan said Wednesday. Ingram was 48. A two-sport athlete at Georgia Tech, playing baseball and football, Ingram played 10 seasons as an outfielder in the Minors after being drafted by the Tigers in the fourth round of the 1987 First-Year Player Draft. He played parts of two seasons in the Majors, appearing in 12 games with the Tigers in 1994 and four games with the Twins in '95.

[revo]

Former major league pitcher Jose Capellan has died. He was 34.

His wife Patricia Capellan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she's still waiting for autopsy results to find out exactly what happened. Capellan died in his house in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Capellan pitched five seasons in the majors with Atlanta, Milwaukee, Detroit and Colorado. He was 5-7, with a 5.89 ERA in 99 games between 2004-08. He later pitched in Korea and the Dominican Republic.

[Sharky]

Wow. So young.

[revo]

Billy Pierce, a seven-time all-star pitcher who played in two World Series and spent most of his 18 years in the major leagues with the Chicago White Sox, died July 31 in Palos Heights, Ill. He was 88.

The cause was gallbladder cancer, said his family and the White Sox.

Mr. Pierce, a 5-foot-10 left-hander who threw exceptionally hard for his size, was one of baseball’s finest pitchers of the 1950s. He began his career in 1945 with the Detroit Tigers and pitched for the White Sox from 1949 to 1961, starting three all-star games in the mid-1950s.

He closed out his career with the San Francisco Giants. He had a career record of 211-169 with a 3.27 ERA, 1,999 strikeouts, 193 complete games and 38 shutouts.

[Judge Jude]

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/2468215

Joaquin Andujar, workhorse of my 1984 title team and 20-game winner in 1985 as well, was 62. complications from diabetes

[hacko]

Cy young winner Dean Chance dies today- lives just down the road.

[revo]

CINCINNATI -- Former Reds player Eddie Milner, a speedy outfielder during the 1980s, died at the age of 60. The team, which announced the news on Wednesday morning, said that Milner passed away on Monday. A cause of death was not revealed.

Milner played 804 games in the Major Leagues from 1980-88, with seven of those seasons being in Cincinnati. He was traded to the Giants in 1987, but he returned to the Reds as a free agent for his final season in '88.





Also, Carlos Diaz, a pitcher for the Braves, Mets & Dodgers from '82 to '86, passed away:




Also, Norm Sibern, a power-hitting OFer once traded for Roger Maris, died at age 82.