Today's Birthday - February 20: Elroy Face (Bradford Blue Wings/Phillies, 1949-50)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database

Happy 93rd Birthday to former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Elroy Face. He played for the Bradford Blue Wings (1949) & Phillies (1950).

He went on to a 16 year major league career, pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, ’55-’68), Detroit Tigers (1968), and Montreal Expos (1969). He pitched in four games in the 1960 World Series for the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

Source: Baseball Reference 

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