Minor League Baseball Players

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

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[Cusick]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

are there any photos or team photo or newspaper clippings of Tom Berg, Ron Kotick, Larry Kissock, Dan A. Johnson, Mike Marble, Phil Zahn, Frank York, Mike seufer

Lumpkin - You posted the above request for Larry Kissock and Dan A. Johnson photos last May. No one had photos of them then, and it's unlikely that anyone has photos of them now. Please don't repeat requests for the same obscure players.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

1970 and 1972 Billings Mustangs team photo's courtesy of Gary Roller.

[Penale52]

Gene Tansey shown both as a ballplayer and in his passport photo.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Are there any known photo's of satchel paige from 1966 when he pitched for the Peninsula Grays

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Hello. Anyone with .

[Pinetarpress]

Scott Oliver was drafted by the Angels in the 23rd round of the 1981 draft out of Bellarmine College (Louisville, KY). He began his career at Idaho Falls starting 14 games and going 6-4 with a 4.99 E.R.A

He split 1982 between Redwood and Danville pitching in 33 games with 16 starts. He was 7-11 with a 4.35 E.R.A. He stayed in Redwood for the 1983 season pitching out of the pen where he had a sparkling 1.30 E.R.A in 26 games. He moved up to AA Waterbury in 1984 and had a fine season with a 12-3 record and a 2.83 E.R.A in 35 games. He was in AAA in 1985- pitching for Edmonton ( 2-0 , 4.25 E.R.A, 32 games). He moved to the Cubs in 1986 and pitched for their AAA team at Iowa posting a 2-3 record w/ a 5.01 E.R.A. He was out of affiliated baseball after the season

[Pinetarpress]

Drafted by White Sox (8th overall in January out of Orange Coast College) 1978 did not sign

Drafted by Angels (1st round, 26th overall out of Orange Coast College) 1981 did not sign

Drafted by Angels (25th round, USC) signed 1983

Began career in Northwest League at Salem 5, 47, .306/.349/.430/.780

Climbed the ladder each season thru 1986 hitting 22 HR with 101 RBI at AA Midland in 1985. Drove in 82 with 18 HR in 1986 with AAA Portland.
He never hit below .290 didn't strike out much and didn't walk much. Obviously was an aggressive hitter. He spent his first big league camp with the Angels in 1986 and drew comps to another Reggie from P Donnie Moore

In 1987 after batting just .253 with 4 HR in AAA he was sent down to AA Midland and raked batting .344 with 8 HR in 180 AB. He spent 1988 (last as a professional) in the Orioles organization batting .243 in 173 AB (all but 2 AB at AA)

[Penale52]

John Newman pictured in the Aug 25, 1941 edition of the Jamestown Evening Journal

[Penale52]

Peter Angell pictured in the Jamestown Evening Journal, 1941

[Penale52]

Johnny Pollock pictured in the March 3, 1942 edition of the Jamestown Post-Journal

[Penale52]

Walter Ogiego pictured in the April 14, 1940 edition of the Buffalo-Courier Express

[Cusick]

This photo currently being auctioned by Baggers Auctions. A couple of the big names contained herein are Rocky Colavito and Herb Score. There are other major leaguers as well.

P.S. This the first time I've seen an image of pitcher Billy Ray Meyer, who was a non-roster invitee with the Cleveland Indians in 1953 and 1955. His baseball-reference.com record is at:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/re...d=meyer-007wil

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Dan Allen Johnson from His San Ana High School Yearbooks. He played for the Billings Mustangs in 1969.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Chip Pankow from his Muir High School Yearbooks. He played for the 1969 Billings Mustangs. He was a 1969 June Draft Pick for the Seattle Pilots.

[Rainmaker]

Among the images I picked up from unclemaxie this past week were several of local pitching legend Jesse Cross. Jesse, who still lives in Ringgold just outside of Chattanooga, was drafted by Toronto in the 62nd(!) round in 1988 and signed, in his words, "for a set of cleats."

But he rose through the rank, especially with a superb 13-7, 3.29 in Dunedin in 1990, and after a 10-win season at Knoxville in 1991, he was selected by the Twins in the Rule V draft. Despite an ankle injury, he remained until the last cut, when he was returned to the Blue Jays -- who did not expect him to return and who initially did not have a place for him.

Cross hung tough and had a terrific 3.16 ERA for triple-A in '93 to earn an invite to the Toronto cam;;.
After a 14-win season for Class AAA Syracuse in 1994 and with the major leagues in the midst of a strike, Cross saw more of a future in raising a family of athletes and retired.

[FatJack]

Ordinarily, I don't like on-line newspaper images, except as a last resort. There's just, usually, not much to work with. An original newspaper is better (in putting newspapers on-line, they're more interested in preserving the words than the images, and I get that). But this one isn't too bad, as these things go. I was not looking for Les Rohr, but here he was...in the July 8, 1965 edition of the Berkshire Eagle. Lots of (generally) poor images of Les in a Mets uniform with Warren Spahn from the same period, but I like seeing him in the Williamsport uni. Colors, btw, are Mets colors--"Williamsport" is blue with orange trim. Oh, heck...here.

[FatJack]

Googling up some of the recently deceased sometimes brings up images that I find interesting. So I bring them here that, perhaps, others might also find them interesting. In this case, we have a pair of pictures of Dick Starr, who pitched for the Yankees, Browns and Senators. When I first saw the Orioles image (and not knowing much about Starr), I sorta figured it was a major league image--possibly he drifted into their camp one year and didn't make the cut (hey, its why I do it at all because my knowledge base is crap before 1962). So I figured he pitched for the Browns, the Browns became the Orioles, yada yada. So, yeah, it's the minor league Orioles (either '52 or '53), then a farm club for the Phillies. The image comes from Goldin Auctions. The other image is Dick with the 1942 Butler Yankees and comes from a site devoted to Pullman Park. I grey-scaled both images because I do that sort of thing.

[Cusick]

I think necrology for career minor leaguers still belongs on the minor league thread. If I'm mistaken, someone please correct me.

Pitcher Jim DePalo died on March 29, 2017. He was on the New York Yankees' spring roster in 1956 and 1957.

The photo is from his obituary. A color image of him can be found in the 1979 TCMA Baseball History Series (card #82).

http://www.baseball-reference.com/re...d=depalo001jam

[Rainmaker]

Late last year, I bought at lot of 5x8 glossies as is, and photographer/seller had no idea who was who. I have tackled the lot, and am starting to go crosseyed at the halfway mark.

Who are these guys? Placing them at training camp around 2000.


First Guy


Second Guy


Guy No. 3