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06-02-2010, 08:56 AM
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Bill Skowron - better known as Moose. 1st baseman who played on five WS winners. 4 with the Yanks and one with the Dodgers. Major leaguer from 1954-1967. He wasn't really a huge man - 5'11" / 195 lbs. His nickname came from childhood when he got a buzz cut and his friends thought he looked like Mussolini.
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(sidenote) 5'1'1inches , 195 lbs was a good sized player back then.
In that time era, some high schools had their 5/11 guy play center on the basketball team.
Our town,in the 50's, had a resident who was 6ft 6
Kids made jokes cuz his height made him a celebrity.
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06-03-2010, 06:46 AM
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Woody Williams
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06-03-2010, 07:09 AM
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Location: Vermont / NEK
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Why ayou spoila my story marmac?  Actually, a most valid point that I hadn't considered.
Jeff Yurak - a September call-up with the Brewers in 1978. Played center field flawlessly - batted .000
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06-03-2010, 10:09 AM
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Location: Brooklyn
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Jerry Zimmerman, backup catcher with the Reds (1961) and Twins (1962-68). His career numbers were amazingly unspectacular (.204 BA, for instance), although it's also true that before Johnny Bench, catchers were only expected to handle the pitching staff, not dominate the team. He did get into two World Series, in 1961 and 1965.
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06-03-2010, 08:08 PM
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Joe Adcock------1b on the 1957 Milwaukee Braves team that beat the Yankees to win the World Series
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06-03-2010, 08:36 PM
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Location: Vermont / NEK
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My favorite bat as a kid was an Adirondack 32 oz. black & white with Joe Adcock's signature on it.
Mark Belanger - defensive whiz with the Orioles from 1965-1981. When he retired he had the highest career fielding percentage for an AL shortstop.
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06-04-2010, 06:58 AM
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Wahoo Sam Crawford - from Wahoo, Nebraska
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06-04-2010, 01:03 PM
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Location: Western Colorado
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Wahoo! I love it! Been there too!
Clay Dalrymple, catcher of the Philadelphia Phillies through the 60's...
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06-04-2010, 08:48 PM
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Location: Vermont / NEK
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Mike Easler - LF and DH notably with the Pirates and Red Sox. Didn't see much playing time in his first 6 seasons. Then, when given a chance, hit .338 for the Pirates in 1980.
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06-07-2010, 07:10 AM
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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I dont think there are a lot of people that can make the claim of having been to Wahoo, NE... nice, haha.
Ferris Fain... won some battling titles way back.
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