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, Gorin pitched in seven games for the Milwaukee Braves during the 1954-1955 seasons. He appeared in five games for the Braves in 1954, throwing 9.2 innings, striking out 12 and allowing two earned runs. His stint in 1955 was not as good, as he pitched in two games and gave […]
A reserve catcher for 10 years, Tim Blackwell hit .228 with six home runs in 426 games. His career began in 1974 with the Boston Red Sox and concluded in 1983 with the Montreal Expos. Along the way he played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. He had one year as the Cubs’ starting […]
Locker pitched for 10 seasons in the big leagues, going 57-39 with 95 saves in 576 games. He came up with the Chicago White Sox in 1965 and saved 12 games for the team the next year. He had a career-high 20 saves in 1967 while leading the American League in games pitched (77). Locker […]
Lots of outgoing mail today. Letters going to: Ken Kravec, Denny Walling, Alan Ashby, Glenn Abbott, Derrel Thomas, Gary Ward, John Tudor, Bob Walk, Gorman Thomas, Mike Witt, Mike Willis, Bill Travers, Dick Tidrow, Pat Corrales and Lee Elia. That is 15 letters, if you don’t want to count on your own. Includes two former […]
A Chicago White Sox bonus baby, Derrington pitched in 21 games for Chicago during the 1956-1957 seasons. He went 0-2 with a 5.23 ERA before being sent to the minors. He was 16-years old when he joined the White Sox in 1956. He appeared in just one game that year, pitching six innings in a […]
James spent six years in the big leagues, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals for five of them and the Cincinnati Reds for the final one. He broke in with St. Louis in 1960 and hit .180 in 43 games. Despite his struggles at the plate as a rookie, he became a regular for the […]
An all star in 1983, Dravecky pitched for eight years in the big leagues before cancer in his pitching arm ended his career. He came up with the San Diego Padres in 1982 and was effective as both a starter and a reliever. He started all 28 games he pitched in the following year, going […]
