Charlie Lea Stats & Facts

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Charlie Lea Position: Pitcher Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-4, 194lb (193cm, 87kg) Born: December 25, 1956 in Orleans, France Died: November 11, 2011 in Collierville, TN Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, TN Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 15th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kingsbury HS (Memphis, TN), the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis, TN), the Chicago White Sox in the 4th…

Mark Fidrych

Mark Fidrych Stats & Facts

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    Mark Fidrych Position: PitcherBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)Born: August 14, 1954 in Worcester, MA usDied: April 13, 2009  in Northborough, MABuried: CrematedDraft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA).High School: Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA)Debut: April 20, 1976 (13,759th in major league history)vs. OAK 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERLast Game: October 1, 1980vs. TOR 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO,…

Tony Armas Stats & Facts

Tony Armas Stats & Facts

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Tony Armas Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 182 Born: Thursday, July 02, 1953 in Puerto Piritu, Anzoategui Venezuela Died: in , Debut: 9/6/1976 Last Game: 10/1/1989 Full Name: Antonio Rafael Armas   Tony Armas Hit the most Homer’s in the AL between 1980-85. 2 x AL HR champ 2 X AS…

Don Newcombe

Don Newcombe Stats & Facts

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Don Newcombe Position: Pitcher Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right 6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg) Born: June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ Died: February 19, 2019  in Sherman Oaks, CA Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Elizabeth, NJ) Debut: May 20, 1949 (8,203rd in MLB history) vs. STL 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER Last Game: October 1, 1960 vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 1…

Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Stats & Facts

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    Elmer Valo Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch HitterBats: Left  •  Throws: Right5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)Born: March 5, 1921 in Rybnik, Slovakia skDied: July 19, 1998 in Palmerton, PABuried: Sacred Heart New Cemetery, Palmerton, PAHigh School: Palmerton HS (Palmerton, PA)Debut: September 22, 1940 8,952nd in major league history)vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 1, 1961vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Elmer William ValoPronunciation:…

Pepper Martin Stats & Facts

Pepper Martin Stats & Facts

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Pepper Martin Pepper Martin, along with St Louis Cardinals teammates such as Leo Durocher, Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick among others, became known as the Gashouse Gang. Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-8, 170lb (173cm, 77kg) Born: February 29, 1904 in Temple, OK Died: March 5, 1965 in McAlester, OK Buried: Quinton Cemetery, Quinton, OK Debut: April 16, 1928 (5,844th in MLB history) vs. CHC 1 AB, 1…

smead jolley

Smead Jolley Stats & Facts

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Smead Jolley Essentials Positions: Outfield Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6′-3″ Weight: 210 Born: Tuesday, January 14, 1902 in Wesson, AR USA Died: November 17, 1991 in Alameda, CA USA Debut:  April 17, 1930 Last Game: October 1, 1933 Full Name: Smead Powell Jolley Full Major League Stats – Stats Minor League Stats Nicknames: Guinea or Smudge…

Frank Tanana Career Highlights

Frank Tanana Career Highlights

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Frank Tanana Career Highlights Position: PitcherBats: Left  •  Throws: Left6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)Born: July 3, 1953 in Detroit, MIDraft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (13th) of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI).High School: Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, MI)School: California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)Debut: September 9, 1973 (11,054th in MLB history)vs. KCR 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER,…

Chris Speier Stats & Facts

Chris Speier Stats & Facts

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Chris Speier Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)Born: June 28, 1950  in Alameda, CA usHigh Schools: Alameda HS (Alameda, CA), Encinal HS (Alameda, CA)Schools: Laney College (Oakland, CA), University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)Debut: April 7, 1971 (13,111th in major league history)vs. SDP 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 1,…