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He played in the majors for the Detroit Tigers (1955-57), Kansas City Athletics (1958), and New York Yankees (1958-61).
Maas died on December 7, 1976, at the age of 47.
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Happy Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Brian Meyer, who was born on this date in 1963. He played for the 1986 Auburn Astros.
He pitched for the Houston Astros during three seasons (1988-90).
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He is currently plays third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Wedge played in the majors during four seasons (39 games) with the Boston Red Sox (1991, '92, '94) and Colorado Rockies (1993)
After he retired as a player, Wedge managed in the minor leagues for 5 seasons, and managed in the major leagues for the Cleveland Indians (2003-09) and Seattle Mariners (2011-13).
Wedge is currently head baseball coach for the Wichita State University Shockers.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Doyle played for New York Yankees (1978-80), and Oakland Athletics (1981). He played in six games in the 1978 World Series for the World Champion Yankees, batting .438.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Castillo played in the majors during four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1986-89).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Cox played in the majors during 5 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1977), Cleveland Indians (1978-79), Seattle Mariners (1980) and Toronto Blue Jays (1981).
He died of multiple myeloma on March 11, 2020, at the age of 65.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Nottebart pitched in the majors for 9 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves (1960-62), Houston Colt 45s/Astros (1963-65), Cincinnati Reds (1966-67), New York Mets (1969), and Chicago Cubs (1969).
He died on October 4, 2007, at the age of 71.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Littrell played in the major leagues during 4 seasons with the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (1952, '54-'55) and Chicago Cubs (1957).
His son, Jack (Jamestown Expos, 1980) and grandson, Corey (Lowell Spinners, 2013) also played in the New York-Penn League.
Littrell died on June 9, 2009, at the age of 80.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Taylor played in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968-69, '71), St. Louis Cardinals (1970), Kansas City Royals (1971, '72-'73).
After his playing career, he was the video coordinator and pitched batting practice for the New York Yankees.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Maas played in the majors during 5 seasons with the New York Yankees (1990-93) and Minnesota Twins (1995).
His brother, Jason Maas played for Oneonta in 1985.
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Former New York-Penn League manager Ed Sadowski was born on this date in 1931. He managed the Jamestown Falcons to a record of 25-44 in 1971.
He played in the majors during 5 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1960), Los Angeles Angels (1961-63), and Atlanta Braves (1966). Prior to managing at Jametown, he managed the West Palm Beach Expos in the Florida State League in 1968 and the Gulf Coast League Expos in 1969.
His brothers Bob and Ted and nephew Jim Sadowski all played in majors.
Sadowski died on November 6, 1993, at the age of 63.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Cottier played in the majors during 9 seasons with the Milwaukee Braves (1959-60), Detroit Tigers (1961), Washington Senators (1961-65), and California Angels (1968-69).
After his playing days, Cottier coached for the New York Mets (1979-81), Seattle Mariners (1982-84), Chicago Cubs (1988-94), Baltimore Orioles (1995), and Philadephia Phillies (1997-2000). He managed the Seattle Mariners during the 1984, '85, and '86 seasons.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Zimmer played in the majors during 12 seasons with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1954-59, '63), Chicago Cubs (1960-61), New York Mets (1962), Cincinnati Reds (1962), and Washington Senators (1963-65).
After he retired as a player, he managed in the minors (1967-70), and was a coached and managed in the majors from 1971 to 2003 (see complete list at this link). He was a senior advisor with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays from 2004 to 2014.
Zimmer died on June 4, 2014, at the age of 83.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Owens
played in the majors during 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies
(1955-56, '58-'62), Cincinnati Reds (1963), and Houston Colt 45's/Astros
(1964-67). After he retired as a player, Owens was the pitching coach
for the Houston Astros (1967-72).
He died on September 8, 2020, at the age of 86.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Cooper pitched in the majors for the Minnesota Twins (1981-82), Toronto Blue Jays (1983), and New York Yankees (1985).
After his playing career, he coached in the Chicago White Sox organization with several minor league teams and was the pitching for the White Sox from 2002 until 2020.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Siebert spent 12 seasons in the major leagues, pitching for the Cleveland Indians (1964-69), Boston Red Sox (1969-73), Texas Rangers (1973), St. Louis Cardinals (1974), San Diego Padres (1975), and Oakland Athletics (1975). He was an American League All Star in 1966 and 1971.
After his playing day, he coached in the minor leagues for several seasons and was a coach for the San Diego Padres during two seasons (1994-95)
Source: Baseball Reference
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Prior
to managing in the minors, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1963),
Houston Astros (1965-68), and Montreal Expos (1969-71).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Madlock played in the majors for 15 seasons with the Texas Rangers (1973), Chicago Cubs (1974-76), San Francisco Giants (1977-79), Pittsburgh Pirates (1979-85), Los Angeles Dodgers (1985-87), Detroit Tigers (1987).
He was named to the 1974 Topps Rookie Team and was a National League All-Star in 1975, '76, '81, and '83 (MVP in 1975). He was the National League batting average leader in 1975, '76, '81, and 83, and was a member of the 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Napoleon played for the New York Mets during the 1965 and '66 seasons.
He died on April 26, 2003, at the age of 61.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Korince played in a total of 11 games over two seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1966-67).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Mankowski spent 6 seasons in the majors with the Detroit Tigers (1976-79) and New York Mets (1980, '82).
He played the part of Hank Benz in the 1984 movie The Natural.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Howard played in the majors for Milwaukee Brewers (1973) and Houston Astros (1974-78).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Beard played 7 seasons in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-52) and Chicago White Sox (1957-58). After his playing days, he managed in the minors for two seasons (Indianapolis Indians, 1960 & Columbia Reds, 1961) and coached in the Midwest League (Appleton Foxes, 1972).
He died on December 30, 2011, at the age of 90.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Ralph Branca was born on this date in 1926. He pitched for the Olean Oilers in 1943.(Tip Top Bread & Trading Card Database)
Branca
pitched in the majors for 12 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers
(1944-53, '56), Detroit Tigers (1953-54), New York Yankees (1954). He
was a three-time National League All Star ('47, '48, '49).
He died on November 23, 2016, at the age of 90.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Gantner played in the majors for 17 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1976-1992).
After he retired as a player, he went into business in the Milwaukee area and was the Brewers first base coach during the 1996 and '97 seasons.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Wickander played in the majors during 6 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1989-90, '92-'93), Cincinnati Reds (1993), Detroit Tigers (1995), and Milwaukee Brewers (1995-96).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Sullivan played in the major leagues during 5 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1963-65), New York Mets (1967) and Philadelphia Phillies (1968).
After
his retired as a player, he was a successful minor league manager
(1973-78), winning four league championships in six seasons with the
Kansas City Royals organization. He was a major league coach for Atlanta
Braves (1980-81), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1982-93).
Source: New York Daily News & newspapers.com
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