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Cusick · 11-29-2015, 08:04 AM

Joe Soskovic died three days ago on November 26 at age 90. Joe was on the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring rosters in 1944 and 1946. He was also one of those Sharman Society players who was called up to the majors during the regular season, but never got into a major league game. That happened to him when he joined the Dodgers in August of 1943.

While Joe played baseball under the name Soskovic, his real name was Joseph Szostkiewicz.

The photo on the left is from the Portsmouth (NH) Herald of August 23, 1943, and is a better version of another photo I have that contains a caption which announces his joining the Dodgers at that time. The photo on the right is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of July 30, 1946.

11-29-2015, 08:04 AM	#1055
Cusick Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,282 Blog Entries: 1	Joe Soskovic Joe Soskovic died three days ago on November 26 at age 90. Joe was on the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring rosters in 1944 and 1946. He was also one of those Sharman Society players who was called up to the majors during the regular season, but never got into a major league game. That happened to him when he joined the Dodgers in August of 1943. While Joe played baseball under the name Soskovic, his real name was Joseph Szostkiewicz. The photo on the left is from the Portsmouth (NH) Herald of August 23, 1943, and is a better version of another photo I have that contains a caption which announces his joining the Dodgers at that time. The photo on the right is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of July 30, 1946. Attached Images Last edited by Cusick; 11-29-2015 at 11:20 AM.