Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[rhd]

Chuckie will be less fondly remembered in Milwaukee, for Chuckie hacks on 2 and 0.

For this non-Milwaukee fan, I remember him more fondly for it!

[revo]

Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry died this morning at age 84. RIP.

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Curt Simmons, a pitcher who had 193 career wins from 1947-1967, died at age 93. RIP.

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Tom Browning, a pitcher for the Reds from 1984-1994 who won 20 games as a rookie and threw a perfect game in 1988, died at age 62. RIP.




Denny Doyle, a utility infielder for the Phillies, Angels and Red Sox from 1970-1977 and brother of Brian Doyle, died at age 78. RIP.

[revo]

Padres legend Nate Colbert, a 3x All Star 1B who once hit 5 HRs and 13 RBIs in a 1972 doubleheader vs. Atlanta, died at age 76. RIP.

[madducks]

I never realized that Nate Colbert retired at age 30. Apparently, back problems ended his career early.

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Bill Campbell, an All Star reliever who had a 15-yr career and led the AL in saves in 1977, died at age 74. RIP.

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Lee Tinsley, an OFer who had a 5yr career with the Red Sox and Mariners in the mid-1990s, died at age 53. RIP.

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Frank Thomas (not that Frank Thomas), an original Met who hit 286 HRs over 16 seasons, died at age 93. RIP.

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4x All-Star 3B Sal Bando died at age 78. RIP.

[onejayhawk]

4x All-Star 3B Sal Bando died at age 78. RIP.

Everyone remembers Catfish and Reggie. I remember guys named Rudi, Bando, Fingers, and Campaneris.

[The Feral Slasher]

Everyone remembers Catfish and Reggie. I remember guys named Rudi, Bando, Fingers, and Campaneris.

Fingers is in the hall of Fame, fairly certain others have heard about him and lots of other 70's Oakland A's

[onejayhawk]

Fingers is in the hall of Fame, fairly certain others have heard about him and lots of other 70's Oakland A's

Reggie and Catfish played for Steinbrenner's Yankees.

[revo]

Gary Peters, the 1963 AL Rookie of the Year who had a 3.25 ERA over 2080 IP for the White Sox & Red Sox from 1959 to 1972, died at age 85. RIP.

[madducks]

John Adams, the Cleveland Indians/Guardians superfan who sat at the top of the left center field bleachers and drummed at home games for 50 years died on January 30 at age 71. RIP.