HBD Manny Mota
Happy 82nd Birthday to my former #Dodgers teammate Manny Mota.
Happy 82nd Birthday to my former #Dodgers teammate Manny Mota.
Happy Birthday to @whitesox Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio #Venezuela #GoGoSox View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day in 1963… #Pirates slugger Willie Stargell hits his 1st career HR off #Cubs righty Lindy McDaniel. Pops would hit 474 more before he is done. #mlb #halloffame #Pops View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Jimmy Wynn passed away last night. This SABR article was written by Mark Armour in 2014. Sometime during the 1967 baseball season, Houston Chronicle sportswriter John Wilson first referred to Houston Astros’ center fielder Wynn as the “Toy Cannon.” Wynn did not like the nickname at first, believing, justifiably, that it was yet another reference to his small…
Short video with a recap of the Phillies number retirement ceremony
Antonio Nemesio (Sanchez) Taylor was born on December 19, 1935 in Central Alava, Matanzas, Cuba — where everyone knew him by the nickname Ague. Originally signed by the New York Giants, Tony played for the Marianao Tigers of the Cuban Baseball League during the winter of 1955-56 and 1956-57. He came into professional baseball highly recommended by famous…
Plaque hanging on the old Wampum High School Gym. Dick’s brothers Coy, Hank, Caesar and Ron are all represented here remembering the Wampum High School Indians. Editors note: The previous version of this post was incorrectly written with two errors: 1) The post failed to recognized Dick’s brother, CAESAR CRAINE. 2) The author inadvertently copied the text email from…