Bous baby signed at age 18 by the Braves in 1950, who reportedly outbid 14 other teams for the Illinois-raised righty. He was a 16-game winner at Evansville in 1952 and was added to the big league roster during the winter leading up to the 1954 season. But on March 23, he was cut the same day as Bill Casey (see above) and never appeared in a big league game. His minor league career lasted until 1958, the last two seasons in the Cubs' system.
But in 1980, he started the season's final game for the Class AAA Phoenix Giants, pitching a scoreless inning at age 48. He was the sports anchor for KPNX in Phoenix at the time.
Denney died in August of 2000 at age 68.
(Photo from the Lexibell files. They will be available for only two more weeks, so we're peeking into as many as time allows).
Denney with Braves coach Bucky Walters, shortly after signing in June of 1950.
