Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Ray Rippelmeyer - As a pitcher, Ray Rippelmeyer had a short stay in the majors. He pitched in 18 games for the 1962 Washington Senators and finished with a 1-2 record and 5.49 ERA. He allowed 7 home runs in 39-1/3 innings. As a pitching coach, he … Continue reading 2022 In Memoriam (Part 3)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Tom Flanigan - Lefty pitcher Tom Flanigan had two stints in the major leagues, with the Chicago White Sox in 1954 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1958. He appeared in a total of 3 games and gave up an earned run (a Cal Neeman homer) in … Continue reading 2022 In Memoriam (Part 2)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Mike Adamson - Adamson pitched in 11 games, including 4 starts, for the Baltimore Orioles between 1967 and 1969. He finished with an 0-4 record and a 7.46 ERA. He died on May 7 at the age of 74. Luke Allen - Allen played for the Los … Continue reading 2022 In Memoriam (Part 1)
Part 1| Part 2 | Part 3 Mike Sadek, 74 (d. Jan. 20): Mike Sadek spent 8 seasons as a backup catcher for the Giants, from 1973 to 1981. He saw his most action in 1980, when he hit .252 with a home run in 64 games. He joined the Giants front office as a … Continue reading In Memoriam 2021 (Part 4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 Don Leppert, 90 (d. Jan. 5): Second baseman Don Leppert had 8 hits in 70 at-bats for the 1955 Baltimore Orioles. Originally a Yankee farmhand, Leppert was part of a 1954 trade that sent Don Larsen and Bob Turley to New York and Gus Triandos and Gene … Continue reading In Memoriam 2021 (Part 3)
Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 Chuck Dobson, 77 (d. Nov. 30): Chuck Dobson won 75 games for the Athletics and Angels between 1966 and 1975. He had a 15-5 record for Oakland in 1971, but an injury suffered toward the end of the year kept him off the team when it won … Continue reading In Memoriam 2021 (Part 2)
To date, the baseball world has bid farewell to about 100 former ballplayers and managers. Some of them were Hall of Famers, and others played in just a game or two. But every one of them played a part in the history of baseball, so it's time to take a look back at their stories. … Continue reading In Memoriam 2021 (Part 1)
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