Monday, August 26, 2019

New York-Penn League Birthdays: August 26

Credits: Bowman via The Trading Card Database

Happy 94th Birthday to former PONY (New York-Penn since 1957) League prospect Billy DeMars (Olean Oilers, 1943). DeMars went on to play in the majors for the Philadelphia Athletics (1948) and St. Louis Browns (1950-51). He managed in the minor leagues for several years and coached for the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-81,  Montreal Expos (1982-84) and Cincinnati Reds (1985-87.
Credits: Topps Co via The Trading Card Database

Happy 78th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Fred Wenz (Olean Red Sox, 1961). Wenz played three seasons in the majors with the Boston Red Sox (1968-69) and Philadelphia Phillies (1970).

Source: Baseball Reference

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