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Monday, May 31, 2021
Eastern League News: May 31, 1987
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: Mel Nelson (1958 York White Roses)
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| Credits: St. Louis Cardinals & Trading Card Database |
Happy 85th birthday to former Eastern League prospect Mel Nelson!
Nelson
pitched for the 1958 York White Roses (8-5, 4.08 ERA). He went on to
play in the majors during six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals
(1960, '68-'69), Los Angeles Angels (1963), and Minnesota Twins (1965
and '67).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Saturday, May 29, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: John Kennedy (York White Roses, 1963; Bristol Red Sox, 1976-77 & Jersey City A's, 1978)
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| Credits: Seattle Pilots & Trading Card Database |
He played for the 1963 York White Roses and managed the Bristol Red Sox (1976-77) & Jersey City A's (1978).
Kennedy played 12 seasons in the major leagues for the Washington Senators (1962-64), Los Angeles Dodgers (1965-66), New York Yankees (1967), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970), and Boston Red Sox (1970-74).
He died on August 9, 2018, at the age of 77.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Friday, May 28, 2021
Eastern League News on May 28, 1960
Source: Sunbury Daily Item and newspapers.com
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
News from the Eastern League: May 27, 1960
Source: Hazleton (PA) Plain Speaker and newspapers.com
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Eastern League News: May 26, 1952
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| Source: Philadelphia Inquirer & newspapers.com |
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: Don Liddle, Hartford Chiefs (1949)
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| Credit: Topps Co. and Trading Card Database |
He went on to play four
seasons in the major leagues with the Milwaukee Braves (1953), New York
Giants (1954-56) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1956).
Liddle died on June 5, 2000 at the age of 75.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Sunday, May 23, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: Pepe Mangual (1971 Quebec Carnavals & 1984 Waterbury Angels)
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| Credits: O-Pee-Chee & Trading Card Database |
Mangul played in the majors during 6 seasons with the Montreal Expos (1972-76) and New York Mets (1976-77).
He is the brother of Angel Mangual and cousin of Coco Laboy.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Saturday, May 22, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: Tommy John (Charleston Indians, 1962-63)
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| Source: Terre Haute Tribune & Newspapers.com |
He
went on to a 26 year major league career with the Cleveland Indians
(1963-64), Chicago White Sox (1965-71), Los Angeles Dodgers (1972-74 and
'76-'78), New York Yankees (1979-82, '86-'89), California Angels
(1982-85) and Oakland Athletics (1985). He had a career record of
288-231, 3.34 ERA, and 2,245 strikeouts.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Today's Birthday: Russ Gibson, York White Roses (1962) & Pittsfield Red Sox (1967)
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| Credits: Boston Red Sox & Trading Card Database |
Former New York-Penn League and Eastern League prospect Russ Gibson was born on this date in 1939.
He was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1957 and assigned to the Corning
Red Sox in the New York-Penn League. He appeared in just
two games before being
reassigned to Lafayette (Indiana) in the Midwest League. He played in
the Eastern League for the York White Roses (1962) and Pittsfield Red
Sox (1967).
Gibson played in the major leagues during six seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1967-69) and San Francisco Giants (1970-72).
Following his playing career, he worked for the Massachusetts State
Lottery for several years. He died of a heart attack on July 27, 2008,
at the age of 69.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
News from the Eastern League on May 5, 1958
Originally posted on May 5, 2020....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
News from the Eastern League on May 4, 1989
Canton beats New Britain, 5-2.
Source: The Akron Beacon Journal via Newspapers.com
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Monday, May 3, 2021
Today's Eastern League Birthday: Ernest Groth, Wilkes-Barre (1946)
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| Credits: Remar Bread & Trading Card Database |
Former Eastern League prospect Ernest Groth was born on this date in 1922. He pitched for the 1946 Wilkes-Barre Barons (13-7, 2.98 ERA).
Groth played for the Cleveland Indians during three seasons, appearing in a total of 6 games.
He died on December 27, 2004, at the age of 82.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Sunday, May 2, 2021
Today's Birthday: Larry Gowell (1970-71 Manchester & 1972 West Haven Yankees)
Source: Baseball Reference & Twitter
Photo: The Wiz and Trading Card Database
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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Eastern League News on May 1, 1950
News from the Eastern League: Rain, rain, go away......
Source: Pottsville Republican via Newspapers.com
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