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Krsnich played for the Milwaukee Braves during two seasons (1960, '62), appearing in a total of 11 major league games. He finished his baseball career playing in Japan (1964-66, '67).
He died on April 30, 2011, at the age of 79.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Happy 78th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Jim Rooker.
Rooker played in the New York-Penn League for the 1962 Jamestown Tigers.
He played in the majors during 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers
(1968), Kansas City Royals (1969-72), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1973-80).
He pitched in two games during the 1979 World Series.
After his playing days, he was a broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1981 to 1993.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Jerry Zimmerman was born on this date in 1934. He played for the 1954 Corning Red Sox (113 games, 7 HR, .302 BA).
He played in the majors during 8 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1961) and Minnesota Twins (1962-68). He was one of the original coaches for the Montreal Expos (1969-75) and coached for the Minnesota Twins from 1976 to 1980.
Zimmerman died on September 9, 1998, at the age of 63.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Former PONY/New York-Penn League prospect and manager Andy Seminick was born on this date in 1920 in Pierce, West Virginia.
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Seminick played in the PONY (Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York) in 1940 with
the London Pirates. He went on to play 15 seasons in the majors with
the Philadelphia Phillies (1943-51, '55-'57) and Cincinnati Reds
(1952-55). Seminick played in the 1949 All-Star game and the 1950 World
Series.
After his playing days, Seminick managed for 11 seasons in the minor
leagues, including one season in the the New York-Penn League with the
Elmira Pioneers (1959).
He died on February 22, 2004 at the age of 83. Read a complete bio at
the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) website at this link.
Sources: Baseball Reference and SABR
(Note: Originally published on September 12, 2019)
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Source: Baseball Reference
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The Geneva Redlegs win the Governor's Cup defeating the Wellsville Braves.
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Thompson played in the majors during four seasons with the Washington Senators (1971), St. Louis Cardinals (1973-74) and Atlanta Braves (1974-75).
(Note: Despite the Rangers card, he never pitched for Texas).
Source: Baseball Reference
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He played in the Boston Braves in 1945.
Shupe died on April 5, 1962 at the age of 40.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Happy 67th birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Mike Paxton. He pitched for the 1975 Elmira Pioneers, appearing in 5 games (5-0, 0.63 ERA).
Paxton played in the major leagues during 4 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Cleveland Indians (1978-80).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Boyer pitched in the majors during 5 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (1949-52, '55) and finished his career with a record of 20-23 and an ERA of 4.73.
He is the older brother of former major leaguers Ken and Clete Boyer and minor leaguers Wayne, Lynn, Len, and Ron.
Source: Baseball Reference
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