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… to promote a new idea. The Dead Ballplayers Society (dbsociety.com) has a mission. It reads as follows: We want to recognize and pay tribute to all the baseball players who have passed on. This involves volunteers around the country. We would like …

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Lew Fonseca was born in 1899 in Oakland, California. A survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Fonseca grew up to be a good hitter, but his impact on the game truly took place off the field.In his teens, Fonseca trained as an opera singer. He ha…

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Born in rural Wisconsin in 1893, Burleigh Grimes wound up developing one of the game’s most devastating spitballs as well as one of the game’s a reputation as one of the games toughest players.The son of a farmer, Grimes went to work at a young age at …

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Gus Suhr was born in San Francisco in 1906, and shortly afterwards moved to Millbrae, California, where he would call home for 65 years. He was signed by the San Francisco Seals of the PCL in 1925, and quickly became one of the league top hitters. Orig…

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Walter “Buck” Leonard was born in 1907 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was unable to attend high school as black were not allowed to in the South at that time. His father, John, died in the influenza epidemic, and Buck was forced to go to work to su…

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Born in 1903 in Carthage, Missouri, Carl Hubbell came to the major leagues later than most star players, but when he arrived, he made an impact on the game the few would ever make.Hubbell was a star pitcher in high school, as the left-hander had a good…

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To this point of my blog, only two of the 34 players I featured were still alive. Then this past week those two players died. The first was Bob Feller, and then a couple days later Phil Cavarretta. Their blog entries have been updated to include their …

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Floyd Caves “Babe” Herman is one of long list of baseball characters, but was also one of the most feared hitters of his era. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1903, Herman’s family moved to California at an early age. As scouts caught word of the teen’s h…

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William Jennings Bryan Herman was born in New Albany, Indiana in 1909, and broke in with the Chicago Cubs in 1931, where he became a fixture at second base for many years to come. He batted .314 in his first full season as the Cubs won the 1932 pennant…

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I am not dead, but my scanner is.But I will return.

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Terry Moore was born in 1912 in Vernon, Alabama. Like many Cardinals of his generation, he moved his way through the Cards’ farm system and became a member of one of the more notable outfields in baseball history. Teaming with Hall of Famers Stan Musia…

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George “Highpockets” Kelly was born in 1895 in San Francisco, California. A survivor of the 1906 Earthquake, Kelly was a big fan of the Bay City’s PCL club, the Seals. This was an inspiration as he played baseball frequently in his childhood. As a 6’4 …

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Larry French was born in 1907 in Visalia, California. He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1929, and from there embarked on a long and successful career, becoming one of the the top lefthanded pitchers in the National League in the 1930′s.After a 7-5 re…

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