RIP to Fred Marolewski, who played in one inning of one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953. The first baseman and outfielder also played for 8 seasons in the minor leagues. Marolewski died on February 28 at the Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill. He was 94 years old. Frederick Daniel … Continue reading Obituary: Fred Marolewski (1928-2023)
RIP to Stefan Wever, a very good pitcher in the minor leagues who injured his rotator cuff in his one and only major-league appearance. Multiple online reports reported his death on December 27, 2022, at the age of 64. No cause or place of death had been released, but a Facebook post from a few … Continue reading Obituary: Stefan Wever (1958-2022)
RIP to Cal Browning, a left-handed pitcher who made one appearance with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960. He died in Oklahoma City on September 14, at the age of 84. Or quite possibly 85. Calvin Duane Browning was born on March 16, 1938, in Burns Flat, Okla. At least, that is what is listed … Continue reading Obituary: Cal Browning (1937?-2022)
RIP to former pitcher Al Autry, who picked up a win in his one and only start in the major leagues. He died on Feb. 25, just a few days before his 70th birthday. Several years ago, Autry had been diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a neurodegenerative disease. Autry played for the Atlanta Braves in … Continue reading Obituary: Al Autry (1952-2022)
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 George Gerberman, who pitched in a single game for the Chicago Cubs in 1962. He died on January 7 at the age of 79 from glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was a resident of El Campo, Texas, where he was born and where most of his family still lives. His family … Continue reading Obituary: George Gerberman (1942-2022)
RIP to Memo Luna, the first Mexican left-handed pitcher in the major leagues. He died on November 8 in Mexico at the age of 91. His playing career both started and ended in Mexico, but he also pitched one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. Guillermo Romero Luna was born in Mexico City, … Continue reading Obituary: Guillermo “Memo” Luna (1930-2021)
RIP to Chuck Lindstrom, who only played one game in the majors -- but what a game he had. The son of Hall of Famer Freddie Lindstrom, he died on September 29 at the age of 85. Lindstrom played for the 1958 Chicago White Sox. Charles William Lindstrom was born in Chicago on September 7, … Continue reading Obituary: Chuck Lindstrom (1936-2021)
RIP to Tom Yewcic, a quarterback and punter who played six seasons in the NFL for the Boston (now New England) Patriots. Before he did that, he played one game for the Detroit Tigers in 1957. Yewcic died on October 20 at the age of 88. Thomas J. Yewcic was born in Conenaugh, Pa., on … Continue reading Obituary: Tom Yewcic (1932-2020)
Here lies Ted Turner, who pitched one game for the Chicago Cubs in 1920. After that, his life was a wild series of robberies, housebreaking, prison escapes and the occasional murder. As far as I can tell, the story of his baseball and criminal careers has never been properly told. So let’s dig into the … Continue reading Grave Story: Theodore Turner (1892-1958)
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