Captain Hemlock 745 Posted August 16, 2022 Carl Erskine is in a wheelchair but doesn't look that bad for a man who is 95 years old 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted August 21, 2022 Idiosyncratic player John Wockenfuss has died at 73: https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/08/21/detroit-tigers-john-wockenfuss-dies-willie-hernandez/7860529001/ Was a DDP pick in the past, probably also this year. (on mobile, no photo here...) 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted August 22, 2022 I picked Wockenfuss on my Rolls Off The Tongue theme team. Would this count as UK obit? https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/longtime-detroit-tigers-utilityman-john-185112233.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,630 Posted August 28, 2022 MLB Pitcher (Wiki) Bob Locker died August 15th at the age of 84. He played for 5 different teams in the big leagues for around a decade, from 1965-1975 + part of the 1972 WS winning team Oakland A's. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,593 Posted August 28, 2022 6 hours ago, MortalCaso said: MLB Pitcher (Wiki) Bob Locker died August 15th at the age of 84. He played for 5 different teams in the big leagues for around a decade, from 1965-1975 + part of the 1972 WS winning team Oakland A's. Scavenger Hunt miss! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,630 Posted August 31, 2022 Former All-star Lee Thomas, who later became the Phillies general manager and saw them win the 1993 National League championship (losing to the Expos in the World Series), has died aged 86. His MLB playing career took in New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros (1968) before finishing his career in Japan with the Nankai Hawks (1969). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted August 31, 2022 2 hours ago, time said: Former All-star Lee Thomas, who later became the Phillies general manager and saw them win the 1993 National League championship (losing to the Expos in the World Series), has died aged 86. His MLB playing career took in New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros (1968) before finishing his career in Japan with the Nankai Hawks (1969). They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays not the Montreal Expos. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,389 Posted September 3, 2022 American baseball player and left-handed pitcher Pete Burnside (Wiki) dead at 92 He appeared in 196 Major League Baseball games in 1955 and from 1957 to 1963 for the New York / San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Baltimore Orioles 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2022 Mark Littell, who pitched over 300 games combined with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from 1973-82, retiring with a 32-31 record and 56 career saves, has died. He was 69. https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2022/09/06/mark-littell-remembered/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted September 7, 2022 Littell was traded with Buck Martinez, who is a now a broadcaster and is often mentioned as a potential Dead Pool future pick as he has had cancer 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,002 Posted September 7, 2022 Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima hospitalised with cerebral hemorrhage. Has a long and complex health history, having suffered a serious stroke in 2004 and been in and out of hospital in recent years. Still "his condition is not serious". Of course. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 11, 2022 Anthony Varvaro, who pitched in 166 combined games with three teams from 2010 to 2015, the bulk of which were with the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 37. Varvaro was killed in a car accident while on his way to New York City to attend the 9/11 memorial. https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/former-braves-pitcher-dies-in-auto-accident-on-way-to-nyc-911-event/YUCDAB6C6NFIDJPQ2PI5SVSBSU/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 12, 2022 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Anthony Varvaro, who pitched in 166 combined games with three teams from 2010 to 2015, the bulk of which were with the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 37. Varvaro was killed in a car accident while on his way to New York City to attend the 9/11 memorial. https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/former-braves-pitcher-dies-in-auto-accident-on-way-to-nyc-911-event/YUCDAB6C6NFIDJPQ2PI5SVSBSU/ Does this count as another 9/11 death? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted September 16, 2022 John Stearns, catcher for the New York Mets in the late 70’s and early 80’s dead at 71. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34603600/john-stearns-four-all-star-catcher-new-york-mets-dies-71 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: John Stearns, catcher for the New York Mets in the late 70’s and early 80’s dead at 71. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34603600/john-stearns-four-all-star-catcher-new-york-mets-dies-71 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajlposh 548 Posted September 20, 2022 Dodgers legend Maury Wills has died 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 21, 2022 16 hours ago, ajlposh said: Dodgers legend Maury Wills has died One of the greats in all he did. RIP 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 24, 2022 Found this in my living room. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 24, 2022 I didn’t collect them all by any means (I have about 15 from 1972-73) but here are the living baseball players on 7-11 Slurpee cups I do have. Jim Lonborg, Reggie Jackson, Brooks Robinson, Reggie Smith, Denny McLain, Al Oliver, Wilbur Wood, and Willie Mays. There’s a theme team (or better yet, a poll) in there somewhere. SirC 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,630 Posted September 30, 2022 Tom Urbani, pitcher with the Cardinals (1993-96) finishing the 96 season with the Tigers, has died* aged 54. No cause of death disclosed, at family's request. *Or will die in a month's time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted September 30, 2022 Panamanian MLB player Hector Lopez died at 93 years: https://www.mlb.com/news/hector-lopez-dies-at-age-93 He was best known for playing as the third outfielder beside Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris on the New York Yankees in the 1960s 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,389 Posted October 5, 2022 American baseball player Marv Staehle (Wiki) dead at 80 He played for the Chicago White Sox, Montréal Expos, and the Atlanta Braves. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted October 6, 2022 Tommy Boggs, who pitched for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves dead at 66. https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2022/10/5/concordia-university-texas-head-baseball-coach-tommy-boggs-passes-away.aspx 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted October 12, 2022 Major League Baseball pitcher Dick Ellsworth, best known for his 9-year stint with the Chicago Cubs, died at 82 years: https://www.chapelofthelight.com/obituaries/Richard-Ellsworth-3/#!/TributeWall 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted October 14, 2022 Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter, who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Atlanta Braves, died at 69 years: https://baseballhall.org/discover/Sutter-remembered-as-pioneer-of-split-fingered-fastball He was a six-time All Star and four-time NL Relief Man of the Year. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
