RIP to Al Neiger, whose 5-year professional baseball career included 6 games for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies. He was also one of the must successful pitchers in the history of the University of Delaware Blue Hens baseball program. Neiger died on October 3, at the age of 83. Alvin Edward Neiger was born in Wilmington, … Continue reading Obituary: Al Neiger (1939-2022)
RIP to John Sanders, a long-tenured baseball coach at the University of Nebraska. His major-league baseball career, on the other hand, lasted for a matter of minutes. He died on February 5 after a battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. Sanders played one game in the major leagues, with the Kansas City Athletics … Continue reading Obituary: John Sanders (1945-2022)
RIP to Jacke Davis, who had a 7-year career in professional baseball that included a short stint with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962. Davis died on May 30 in Tyler, Texas, at the age of 85. After his playing career was over, Davis was a long-time and extremely successful high school and college coach. Jackie … Continue reading Obituary: Jacke Davis (1936-2021)
RIP to Bob Miller, a relief pitcher and one of the last surviving members of one of the all-time great Phillies teams. He died on November 27 from natural causes at the age of 94. Miller, one of four Bob Millers to play professional baseball, played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1949-1958. (The other Bob … Continue reading Obituary: Bob Miller (1926-2020)
RIP to Bill Gilbreth, who pitched in parts of three seasons in the major leagues and helped restore the baseball program to his school, Abilene Christian University. He died on July 12 after complications from emergency heart surgery. He was 72 years old. Gilbreth played for the Detroit Tigers (1971-72) and California Angels (1974). In … Continue reading Obituary: Bill Gilbreth (1947-2020)
RIP to Hank Workman, a renowned baseball player for the University of Southern California who also had a 2-game career in the major leagues. Workman died on March 16 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., according to the USC Trojans athletics website. He was 94 years old. Workman was a pinch-hitter and first baseman … Continue reading Obituary: Hank Workman (1926-2020)
RIP to John Altobelli, his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa. All three were killed on January 26 in a helicopter crash that left nine people dead, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. Altobelli, 56, was a minor-league outfielder who went on to become a highly respected baseball coach at Orange Coast College … Continue reading Obituary: John Altobelli (1963-2020)
RIP to Weldon "Hoss" Bowlin, whose major-league playing career amounted to two games with the 1967 Kansas City Athletics. He also had a long and successful career as the head baseball coach at the University of West Alabama. He died on December 8 at the age of 78. Lois Weldon Bowlin was born in Paragould, … Continue reading Obituary: Weldon “Hoss” Bowlin (1940-2019)
Here lies Dick Siebert, who was written off by three major-league teams before establishing himself as an All-Star first baseman. He later became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA baseball history with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932, 1936), St. Louis Cardinals (1937-38) and Philadelphia Athletics (1939-45). His son, … Continue reading Grave Story: Dick Siebert (1912-1978)
Here lies Paul Giel, and if you’re a University of Minnesota football fan, you may know this name. He was a Heisman Trophy runner-up, a commentator for the Minnesota Vikings and an athletic director of the Gophers for more than 15 years. However, we’re going to talk about his career as a major-league pitcher and … Continue reading Grave Story: Paul Giel (1932-2002)
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