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 […]
Years spent eight years playing in the big leagues, breaking in with the New York Giants in 1947 and finishing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. A catcher, Yvars was never a starter and did not ever play in more than 66 games in one season. That season was 1952, and it turned out […]
Four more of the 100 oldest checked off the list, letters going to: Dick Lane, Maynard Thiel, Hank Workman and Harvey Gentry. Like the guys we sent mail to Monday, all of these players only played one year in the bigs. In addition, we’ve got letters going to: Fred Norman, Gary Allenson, Dan Ford, Ron […]
One of the 100-oldest-living players, Howie Judson went 17-37 with 14 saves over seven seasons in the majors. He lost 14 games for the Chicago White Sox in 1949 but had a better year in 1950 when he appeared in 46 games and posted a 3.94 ERA. The White Sox sent him to the Cincinnati […]
Robinson won 109 big league games and saved another 57 during 15 seasons spent pitching in the majors. His best year as a starter may well have been his first season in the majors. Robinson came up in 1978 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 14-6. He finished third that year in the National League […]
Garber saved 218 games during 19 years pitching in the majors. He came up with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969 and bounced between Pittsburgh and the minor leagues for the next four years. Pittsburgh sent him to the Kansas City Royals in 1973. He made eight of his nine career starts that season for Kansas […]
I am trying to build a backlog of completed questionnaires for next month, when I will not be home much and thus will not be able to send out any letters. This way we can still feature one player per day, without skipping any time. So, I sent out six more letters today to players […]
Unser played for 15 years in the big leagues, breaking in with the Washington Senators in 1968 and finishing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1982. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year vote in his first year with Washington. In 1969 he hit .286 and led the league with eight triples. He finished […]
