By Scoop Malinowski Status: Assistant coach for St. Louis Cardinals. Major League Baseball outfielder from 1982-1999 for St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox. DOB: November 2, 1958 In: San Francisco, CA Ht: 6-1 Wt: 185 Childhood Heroes: My parnts, Hurdice, Jessie. Hobbies/Interests: Music, working out. …
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By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher. DOB: May 12, 1925 In: St. Louis, Missouri CHILDHOOD HERO: Joe Medwick. I liked him. With the Cardinals. He used to be my newspaper customer. And I played golf with him. FIRST JOB: Being a paperboy for the St. …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Baseball Hall of Famer. (Note: Special thanks to Mrs. Linda Ruth Tosetti for making this perspective on her grandfather possible.) DOB: February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, MD Passed Away: August 16, 1948 Childhood Hero: “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Nicknames: The Colossus of Clout, The Sultan of Swat, …
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former MLB pitcher from 1973-1982 for San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, California Angels and Oakland A’s. 1974 National League Rookie of the Year. DOB: December 24, 1951 In: San Diego, CA Baseball inspirations: Willie Mays. Juan Marichal. Gaylord Perry. Last …
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By Scoop Malinowski DOB: August 24, 1960 In: Havre de Grace, Maryland Childhood Heroes: “Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer.” Early Baseball Memory: “So many of them. I made a road trip with my dad when I was nine. My dad (Cal Sr.) was managing in AAA for the Rochester Red Wings. …
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