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Old 05-30-2009, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Jack Faszholz, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns at the very end of their residence in St. Louis. He appeared in four games in 1953 (one start, 11.2 IP with 16 hits, a walk and 7 K's. Record of 0-0).

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Old 05-31-2009, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Sioux Falls, SD area
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Eli Grba. Pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels in the early 1960's.

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Old 05-31-2009, 01:01 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Dixie Howell (born Homer), backup catcher for the Pirates (1947), Reds (1948-52) and Dodgers (1953-56). Appeared in a total of 340 games, batting .246

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Old 05-31-2009, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Vermont / NEK
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Hank Izquierdo - catcher who played forever in the minors. Then the Twins brought him up in 1967 when he was 36. Hit .269 in 28 plate appearances.

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Old 06-01-2009, 01:57 PM
 
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Jorge Julio, journeyman relief pitcher that teams often covet and trade for ... and I haven't yet figured out why.

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Old 06-01-2009, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Vermont / NEK
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A 100 MPH fastball will do that for a guy.

Harry Kelley - righty who got into a handful of games with the 1925-26 Senators then played minor league ball for the Memphis Chicks until he got another shot at the bigs in 1936 with the Athletics and later the Senators again. Finished in 1939 with a 42-47 lifetime record.

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Old 06-02-2009, 07:49 AM
 
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Norm Larker, first baseman. Played 6 seasons in the bigs, starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Finished his career in Japan...

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Old 06-02-2009, 07:52 AM
 
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A 100 MPH fastball will do that for a guy.
Absolutely true - but if he can't get it over the plate ...

Mickey Mantle - the name says it all!

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Old 06-02-2009, 08:03 AM
 
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[quote=Charley;9095820]Absolutely true - but if he can't get it over the plate ...

Mickey Mantle - the name says it all!

As a kid, I used to carry his baseball card in my billfold during the summer. Was my hero growing up-STILL is.

Charlie Neal, infielder. Played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers in the late 50's, and for the Mets...

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Old 06-02-2009, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Sioux Falls, SD area
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Claude Osteen. Pitched for the Dodgers in the 1960's. Pretty solid pitcher.

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