***Official RIP Dead Ballplayers Thread -- Yer Out! (1 Viewer)

[guru_007]

Higher career WAR than HOF'er Harold Baines. RIP Chet Lemon.

 

[Eephus]

Rich Rollins (1938-2025)

The bespectacled third baseman for the AL champion 65 Twins club was also an inaugural member of the Pilots and the Brewers. He started off strong earning AL MVP votes in his first two seasons (62 and 63) but his career was derailed by recurring hip and knee injuries. He lost his starting job midway through the pennant winning season and was a utilityman for the next five years.

B-R comps

1. Ed Charles (962.5)
2. Billy Johnson (962.1)
3. Andy Carey (945.2)
4. Max Alvis (944.0)
5. Randy Jackson (942.7)
6. Adam Frazier (942.3)
7. Marlon Anderson (940.2)
8. Hank Majeski (935.0)
9. Harry Simpson (934.9)
10. Alberto Callaspo (931.3)

 

[Kraft...]

RIP The Cobra, WIS HOFer

 

[Eephus]

RIP The Cobra, WIS HOFer

B-R comps include some familiar faces. The top comp at just over 900 indicates a unique talent.

1. Luis Gonzalez (907.1)
2. Torii Hunter (906.8)
3. Tony Pérez (895.7) *
4. Billy Williams (883.9) *
5. Garret Anderson (874.5)
6. Harold Baines (871.6) *
7. Andre Dawson (865.2) *
8. Al Oliver (862.7)
9. Chili Davis (859.1)
10. Rusty Staub (857.1)

 

[Eephus]

Former St. Louis Browns OF Ed Mickelson died at age 98. He had been the third oldest ex-MLB player and also one of the last three players who also served in WWII.

Former Cubs, Cardinals Outfielder Who Made St. Louis History Passes Away

One of just three surviving MLB players who served in World War II, the 98-year-old was credited with driving in the final run in St. Louis Browns history.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Bobby Jenks on the 4th

Despite him playing for a rival I always had a soft spot for a fellow fatty

 

[urbanhack]

Bobby Jenks on the 4th

Despite him playing for a rival I always had a soft spot for a fellow fatty

RIP big fella!

:(

 

[Eephus]

Jenks' B-R comps. He had more career SV (173) than all ten of them (one more than Brian Wilson).

1. Chris Perez (973.0)
2. Neftalí Feliz (961.4)
3. Brian Wilson (958.0)
4. Trevor Rosenthal (954.3)
5. Addison Reed (953.1)
6. Tom Wilhelmsen (951.2)
7. Mike Schooler (948.1)
8. Kyle Finnegan (946.4)
9. Matt Capps (944.2)
10. Ernesto Frieri (943.8)

 

[Eephus]

Joe Coleman (1947-2025)

RHP Coleman won 142 games over a 15 year career mostly with the Tigers and Senators. His father Joe and son Casey were also both big league pitchers. He struck out 14 A's in his only post-season start and ended his career as a reliever for the We Are Family Pirates.

His comps include a couple of Cy Young Award winners

1. Ray Sadecki (950.6)
2. Kevin Gross (944.2)
3. Stan Bahnsen (938.7)
4. Steve Renko (934.2)
5. Mike McCormick (932.3)
6. Burt Hooton (931.6)
7. Tim Belcher (931.2)
8. Rudy May (930.0)
9. Jim Lonborg (927.3)
10. Tom Candiotti (925.9)

Former Tigers' All-Star pitcher Joe Coleman dies at 78

Joe Coleman, a lanky right-hander who won 142 games and was an All-Star in 1972 with Detroit, died Wednesday morning. He was 78.

www.detroitnews.com

 

[Eephus]

Randy Moffitt (1948-2025)

Right handed reliever who spent most of his twelve-year MLB career with the Giants. His better known little sister played some tennis.

Moffitt was a closer in the years immediately before the role was revolutionized by Bruce Sutter and manager Herman Franks. Had he come up a few years later, he would have exceeded his 96 career saves.

1. Claude Raymond (970.3)
2. Donnie Moore (960.6)
3. Bill Caudill (959.4)
4. Shigetoshi Hasegawa (959.3)
5. Don Elston (958.1)
6. John Wyatt (956.5)
7. Ron Taylor (954.5)
8. Jack Baldschun (953.4)
9. Tom Niedenfuer (950.8)
10. Jack Aker (950.6)

Former Giants P Randy Moffitt, younger brother of Billie Jean King, dies at 76

Moffitt was added to the Giants' Wall of Fame in 2008.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Snoopy]

Davey Johnson 82. (He was a player before becoming a manager.)