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10-09-2011, 06:25 AM
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Birthdays- 10/9
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Steve Gibralter (39) Farmhand who got a brief cup of coffee in the bigs. Others: Fred Patek (67) -"The Flea"- 5'4" tall Joe Pepitone (71) Flake; famous because he was a Yankee. Joe Sewell -Rushed to the bigs after Ray Chapman was killed, he built a Hall of Fame career. Struck out an average of only ten times per season. The anti-Drew Stubbs. Rube Marquard -HOF pitcher who's interviewed in Glory of Their Times. Charles "Victory" Faust -John McGraw' good luck charm in 1911; not a real player.
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10-09-2011, 11:20 AM
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Re: Birthdays- 10/9
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10-11-2011, 07:44 AM
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Re: Birthdays- 10/9
Patek was always one of my favorite non Reds. I'm not even sure he was 5-4. He was really small. Could have been a good jockey.
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10-09-2012, 10:22 AM
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Re: Birthdays- 10/9
Mickey Haefner was a 30-year-old rookie in 1943 who had a terrific season swinging between starting and relieving. After the war, however, the real ballplayers came home and reality set in...
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