Some Obituaries of Recently Deceased Major Leaguers Part Two

[cumberlandreds]

5/10/2021...ex Red, Indian, Senator, Royal, Angel, Cardinal: Richie Scheinblum, age 78. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Scheinblum
Attachment 17252

He played with the Reds during the 1973 season. I can remember having a poster that had the faces of many of those 73 Reds and he was one of them. RIP Richie Scheinblum.

[Bruce Berenyi]

great trade getting scheinblum for a washed up Hal McRae pure genius and also getting the amazing Roger Nelson what a heist

[KeefeCato]

He played with the Reds during the 1973 season. I can remember having a poster that had the faces of many of those 73 Reds and he was one of them. RIP Richie Scheinblum.

I have 8x10s of all the teams in the 70s-81. Have all of the 5 world series teams as well. A friend of mine collected autographs of the 40 team. He even got Hershberger's. Most were just on a plain piece of paper. Some were on cards. Some on photos. He got every one that played in a game that season. Except Dejan and Guise.

[Big Klu]

The 2021 "Field of Dreams" Team signs a contact-hitting one-time All-Star corner OF who can compete for a starting position or serve as a pinch-hit specialist.

Transactions
Signed OF Richie Scheinblum.
Optioned OF Stan Palys to AAA.
Designated 3B/SS Dick Smith for assignment.


Lineup (8)
C Del Crandall
1B Joe Cunningham
2B Wayne Terwilliger
3B Ken Reitz
SS Dr. Bobby Brown (primarily a 3B, but also played SS)
LF Richie Scheinblum (primarily a RF, but moves to LF for obvious reasons)
CF Billy Conigliaro (moves to LF vs. LHP)
RF Henry Aaron

Bench (7)
C Mike Sadek
1B Hal Breeden
2B/1B/OF Pedro Gonzalez
2B Chuck Schilling
SS Coot Veal (platoon starter with Brown)
OF Ed Armbrister
OF Angel Mangual (platoon starter with Scheinblum)

Rotation (5)
RHP Don Sutton
LHP Juan Pizarro
RHP Stan Williams
RHP Paul Foytack
RHP Lew Krausse, Jr.

Bullpen (5)
LHP Grant Jackson (closer by default; was a good set-up man)
LHP Rheal Cormier
LHP Tom Hilgendorf
RHP Tom Acker
RHP Wynn Hawkins


The remainder of the 40-man roster:
RHP Randy Tate
LHP Willard Hunter
RHP Jack H. Smith
LHP Tommy Lasorda
RHP Duke Simpson
RHP Frankie De La Cruz

C Norm Sherry
C/1B/OF Adrian Garrett
1B/OF Joe Altobelli
1B/C Don Gile
1B Ron Johnson
2B Don E. Leppert
3B Mike Bell
SS/2B Ron Samford
OF Stan Palys


Outright Waivers
LHP John LaRose
SS Al Naples
RHP Hy Cohen
2B Jim Snyder (DFA)
1B Tom Robson (DFA)
3B/SS Dick H. Smith (DFA)


Probable Batting Order vs. RHP:
Brown ss
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro cf
Reitz 3b
Scheinblum lf
Terwilliger 2b
<pitcher>

Probable Batting Order vs. LHP:
Terwilliger 2b
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro lf
Reitz 3b
Mangual cf
Veal ss
<pitcher>


The club adds the first switch-hitting position player to its roster (LHP's Grant Jackson and Tom Hilgendorf are the only other switch-hitters in the organization). Richie Scheinblum is a corner OF without much power, but he is a solid contact hitter who has been a productive part-time player and pinch-hit specialist with a career slash line of .263/.343/.352/.695. He was an All-Star in his only season as a full-time starter, when he slashed .300/.383/.418/.800 with 8 HR's and 66 RBI's for the Royals in 1972. Scheinblum was primarily a RF in his career, but will mostly play LF due to the presence of Henry Aaron. He is a better hitter from the left side than the right, and will be the left-handed half of a platoon with Angel Mangual. (Billy Conigliaro, who is comfortable at all three OF positions, will be the CF vs. RHP, and move to LF vs. LHP.) To make room for Scheinblum on the active roster, the club options right-handed hitting corner OF Stan Palys to AAA, and to open up room on the 40-man roster, the club designates 3B/SS Dick Smith for assignment.

[50YrRedsFan]

5/18/2021...ex Pirate, Giant: Rennie Stennett, age 72. https://www.wccsradio.com/2021/05/18...es-away-at-72/
Attachment 17261

[mth123]

Rennie Stennett was a good player. RIP.

[Big Klu]

The 2021 "Field of Dreams" Team upgrades its infield by signing a veteran 2B to insert immediately into the starting lineup.

Transactions
Signed 2B Rennie Stennett.
Optioned INF/OF Pedro Gonzalez to AAA.
Designated 1B/C Don Gile for assignment.
Outrighted 2B Jim Snyder to the minors.


Lineup (8)
C Del Crandall
1B Joe Cunningham
2B Rennie Stennett
3B Ken Reitz
SS Dr. Bobby Brown (primarily a 3B, but also played SS)
LF Richie Scheinblum (primarily a RF, but moves to LF for obvious reasons)
CF Billy Conigliaro (moves to LF vs. LHP)
RF Henry Aaron

Bench (7)
C Mike Sadek
1B Hal Breeden
2B Chuck Schilling
2B Wayne Terwilliger
SS Coot Veal (platoon starter with Brown)
OF Ed Armbrister
OF Angel Mangual (platoon starter with Scheinblum)

Rotation (5)
RHP Don Sutton
LHP Juan Pizarro
RHP Stan Williams
RHP Paul Foytack
RHP Lew Krausse, Jr.

Bullpen (5)
LHP Grant Jackson (closer by default; was a good set-up man)
LHP Rheal Cormier
LHP Tom Hilgendorf
RHP Tom Acker
RHP Wynn Hawkins


The remainder of the 40-man roster:
RHP Randy Tate
LHP Willard Hunter
RHP Jack H. Smith
LHP Tommy Lasorda
RHP Duke Simpson
RHP Frankie De La Cruz

C Norm Sherry
C/1B/OF Adrian Garrett
1B/OF Joe Altobelli
1B Ron Johnson
2B Don E. Leppert
2B/1B/OF Pedro Gonzalez
3B Mike Bell
SS/2B Ron Samford
OF Stan Palys


Outright Waivers
LHP John LaRose
SS Al Naples
RHP Hy Cohen
2B Jim Snyder
1B Tom Robson (DFA)
3B/SS Dick H. Smith (DFA)
1B/C Don Gile (DFA)


Probable Batting Order vs. RHP:
Brown ss
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro cf
Reitz 3b
Scheinblum lf
Stennett 2b
<pitcher>

Probable Batting Order vs. LHP:
Stennett 2b
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro lf
Reitz 3b
Mangual cf
Veal ss
<pitcher>


The club upgrades at 2B by signing a veteran with the ability to put the bat on the ball -- he rarely walks, but he also rarely strikes out. Stennett will take over at 2B, with Wayne Terwilliger moving to the bench. To make room for Stennett on the 25-man roster, the club options utility INF/OF Pedro Gonzalez to AAA. (Though Stennett will be the starter at 2B, he also fills Gonzalez's role as the infielder who can be an emergency fill-in at SS/OF.) To open up a spot on the 40-man roster, the club designates 1B/C Don Gile for assignment. (Gile has big-time power but serious contact and OBP issues, and with four other catchers and four other 1B's on the 40-man roster, he became the obvious "odd man out".) In a procedural move, the club also announced that 2B Jim Snyder had accepted outright assignment to the minors.

[goreds2]

Rennie Stennett was a good player. RIP.

I had a buddy in middle school who I would say to him, “ No Stennett NO pennant.

[cumberlandreds]

Stennett was a very good,underrated player for those 1970's Pirate teams. I remember him as being a very good hitter and a tough out. IIRC, injuries derailed his career or he would have made and even more impact well into the 1980's. RIP Rennie Stennett.

[Big Klu]

4/7/2021: Tigers RHP Jerry Davie, age 88. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...avieje01.shtml




I have not found any verification of Davie's death outside of baseball-reference.com -- no obituary or announcement of any kind on the internet. If anyone finds some corroborating evidence, please share it.

[Big Klu]

Baseball Almanac now also reporting Davie's death.

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...hp?p=davieje01

[elrojo]

Wasn't he the guy who commented on being traded for a player to be named later and he turned out to be that player?

[getfoul]

Royals/Dodgers reliever Joe Beckwith, 66

[Big Klu]

The 2021 "Field of Dreams" Team acquires additional pitching depth, signing a pitcher who can start or relieve.

Transactions
Signed RHP Jerry Davie, and optioned him to AAA.
Designated RHP Frankie De La Cruz for assignment.
Outrighted 1B Tom Robson to the minors.


Lineup (8)
C Del Crandall
1B Joe Cunningham
2B Rennie Stennett
3B Ken Reitz
SS Dr. Bobby Brown (primarily a 3B, but also played SS)
LF Richie Scheinblum (primarily a RF, but moves to LF for obvious reasons)
CF Billy Conigliaro (moves to LF vs. LHP)
RF Henry Aaron

Bench (7)
C Mike Sadek
1B Hal Breeden
2B Chuck Schilling
2B Wayne Terwilliger
SS Coot Veal (platoon starter with Brown)
OF Ed Armbrister
OF Angel Mangual (platoon starter with Scheinblum)

Rotation (5)
RHP Don Sutton
LHP Juan Pizarro
RHP Stan Williams
RHP Paul Foytack
RHP Lew Krausse, Jr.

Bullpen (5)
LHP Grant Jackson (closer by default; was a good set-up man)
LHP Rheal Cormier
LHP Tom Hilgendorf
RHP Tom Acker
RHP Wynn Hawkins


The remainder of the 40-man roster:
RHP Randy Tate
LHP Willard Hunter
RHP Jack H. Smith
RHP Jerry Davie
LHP Tommy Lasorda
RHP Duke Simpson

C Norm Sherry
C/1B/OF Adrian Garrett
1B/OF Joe Altobelli
1B Ron Johnson
2B Don E. Leppert
2B/1B/OF Pedro Gonzalez
3B Mike Bell
SS/2B Ron Samford
OF Stan Palys


Outright Waivers
RHP Hy Cohen
LHP John LaRose
1B Tom Robson
2B Jim Snyder
SS Al Naples
3B/SS Dick H. Smith (DFA)
1B/C Don Gile (DFA)
RHP Frankie De La Cruz (DFA)


Probable Batting Order vs. RHP:
Brown ss
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro cf
Reitz 3b
Scheinblum lf
Stennett 2b
<pitcher>

Probable Batting Order vs. LHP:
Stennett 2b
Cunningham 1b
Aaron rf
Crandall c
Conigliaro lf
Reitz 3b
Mangual cf
Veal ss
<pitcher>


The club adds organizational depth by signing a right-handed swingman who can start or relieve. Davie was a teammate of RH starter Paul Foytack on the 1959 Tigers. To make room for Davie on the 40-man roster, the club designates RHP Frankie De La Cruz for assignment. In a procedural move, the club announces that 1B Tom Robson has cleared waivers and accepted outright assignment to the minors.

[Big Klu]

5/21/2021: Dodgers and Royals RHP Joe Beckwith, age 66
https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/former-d...66-9eead66d0a7