Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[revo]

Luis Tiant, who twice led the AL in ERA and threw a shutout in the 1975 World Series, died at age 83. RIP.

[revo]

Ed Kranepool holds a special place in my heart, since he was the 1st celebrity I ever met. My dad’s lodge held a Sports Night every Xmas and Kranepool was their invite in December 1977. RIP.

[madducks]

Ed Kranepool, the native New Yorker who became an original 1962 Met as a 17-year-old and spent his entire 18-year Major League career with New York, hitting a critical home run in game 3 of the 1969 World Series for the victorious Miracle Mets, died on Sunday after suffering from cardiac arrest in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 79 years old. RIP.

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Mike Cubbage, a utility infielder for the Rangers, Twins & Mets from 1974-1981, died at age 74. RIP.

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Billy Bean, an outfielder who had a 6-year MLB career but is better known as being one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay and then became MLB's ambassador for inclusion, died at age 60. RIP.



Jim Umbarger, a pitcher for the Rangers & A's from 1975-1978, died at age 71. RIP.

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Reyes Moronta, a hard throwing bullpenner primarily for the Giants from 2017 until last season, was killed in an ATV accident in the Dominican Republic at just age 31. RIP.



Doug Creek, a bullpenner for 7 teams from 1995 until 2005, died of cancer at age 55. RIP.

[madducks]

Another SF Giants great gone -- Orlando Cepeda died at age 86. RIP.

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[madducks]

Another SF Giants great gone -- Orlando Cepeda died at age 86. RIP.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum remembers Orlando Cepeda:

[revo]

Another SF Giants great gone -- Orlando Cepeda died at age 86. RIP.

[Gregg]

Ever since this thread was started in 2011, I have opened it each time with a little anxiety that I would read Willie's name.

[madducks]

[Gregg]

The great Willie Mays has died at the age of 93. RIP.

https://youtu.be/7bLt2xKaNH0

[revo]

The great Willie Mays has died at the age of 93. RIP.

[revo]

Tony Scott, a CFer for the Expos, Cardinals and Astros from 1973-1984, died at age 72. RIP.

[madducks]

A 12 year-old Sean Burroughs on the David Letterman Show: