It all started with a box of keepsakes my father kept on his closet shelf, far from the dirty hands of his only son. The box was full of magic, as far as I was concerned, and I spent many a day staring at it on that ledge, just out of my reach, hoping he […]
One of the 100-oldest-living players, Held pitched in four games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1956. He threw three scoreless innings in his first appearances, but then was tagged for four earned runs in his next four innings and was sent back to the minors. He finished with a 4.37 ERA in seven big-league innings. […]
Kline played 77 games, mostly at shortstop, for the Washington Senators in 1955. After spending eight seasons in the minors, mainly in the New York Yankees organization, Kline finally broke into the big leagues at the age of 26. He saw plenty of action for Washington and had 31 hits in 140 at bats for […]
Ewing played in 167 games for the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays from 1973-1979. His first stint with the ChiSox did not last long, as he appeared in 11 games in 1973. He spent the next two seasons in the minors before returning to play in 19 games for the White Sox in […]
A reserve catcher for 10 years in the majors, Egan compiled a .200 career average with 22 home runs in 373 big-league games. His first appearance in the big leagues came with the California Angels in 1965 and he would go on to spend eight of his 10 big-league years with the Halos. He played […]
A two-time all star, Thornton mashed 253 home runs during a career that lasted 14 seasons. He came up with the Chicago Cubs in 1973 but saw action in just 17 games. He hit 10 home runs in 107 games the following season and belted 18 in 120 games in 1975. The Cubs dealt him […]
A catcher, Oldis played in 135 major league games between 1953-1963. He spent 1953-1955 with the Washington Senators. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960 and 1961 and for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962-1963. He got into the most games during the last two seasons of his career, playing in 85 games for Philadelphia. […]
I learned today there is a town in Georgia called Sautee Nacoochee. While sending out letters, I come across strange town names from time to time but this one has got to be the weirdest. But I digress. Today will be out last mailing for a couple weeks. I put 11 more letters in the […]
