The Tigers lose the second of the two skippers who managed the team this season when 51 year-old Bob Swift succumbs to lung cancer. The former major league catcher had taken over as the team’s interim manager in mid-May for Charlie Dressen, who was stricken with a heart attack, dying before the end of the summer.
On August 10, 1966, Detroit Tigers manager Chuck Dressen dies at the age of 67. Dressen had been sidelined since suffering a heart attack in May. Dressen previously managed the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, and Milwaukee Braves. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources…
On August 25, 1965 Hall of Fame OF Paul Waner passes away at the age of 62 in Sarasota, Florida after a respiratory arrest from emphysema. Nicknamed “Big Poison” (his younger brother, Hall of Famer Lloyd, was nicknamed “Little Poison”). Paul was primarily known for his 15 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was one…
On May 13, 1965, California Angels pitcher Dick Wantz dies following surgery for brain cancer. The 25-year-old Wantz had made his debut only one month earlier, pitching one inning in relief in his only major league appearance. Pinterest Instagram Facebook Youtube {“dynamic”:true,”content”:”post_tags”,”settings”:{“before”:””,”after”:””,”link_to_term_page”:”on”,”separator”:” | “,”category_type”:”post_tag”}} [ngg src=”random_images” display=”basic_thumbnail” maximum_entity_count=”20″]
At age 38, Chicago Cubs radio announcer Jack Quinlan dies in an auto accident during Cubs spring camp in Arizona. Quinlan was returning from a golf outing.
John Henry (Pop) Lloyd dies in Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the age of 80. Considered one of the best black players of the deadball era, Lloyd was a line drive hitter whose extraordinary skills at shortstop drew favorable comparisons to Honus Wagner. From 1906 through 1931 he played for 12 Negro League teams, primary with the New York Lincoln Giants. Lloyd later became a player-manager, and was given the affectionate nickname, “Pop,” by the young players he mentored. Lloyd will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the by Negro Leagues Committee in 1977.
On March 5, 1965, former major league all star John “Pepper” Martin dies at the age of 61. A member of the St. Louis Cardinals’ legendary “Gashouse Gang,” Martin batted .298 over a 13-year career. In 1933, Martin led the National League with 122 runs scored.
1965 – Wally Pipp, the predecessor of Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees, dies in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pipp, who, as legend has it, had asked out of the Yankees lineup with a headache in 1925 (in fact he had been beaned in a previous game), was 71 years old. After giving way to Gehrig, Pipp never again played a game at first base for New York.
Former Houston right-hander Jim Umbricht’s ashes are privately scattered from a small plane over Colt Stadium, his home ballpark with the Colt .45’s for the past two seasons. The popular 33 year-old reliever, the only pitcher to post a winning record during the expansion team’s first two seasons, lost his well-publicized battle to a malignant melanoma three days ago.
On February 15, 1964, the body of Chicago Cubs star Ken Hubbs is found after the crash of his private plane near Provo, Utah. The 22-year-old Hubbs, a newly licensed pilot, was at the controls of the Cessna 172 when it crashed on an ice-covered lake, killing him and his 23 year-old friend, Dennis Doyle….
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