Today's Birthday: Duane "Duke" Maas, Jamestown Falcons (1950)

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Former PONY League prospect Duke Maas was born on this date in 1929. He pitched for the 1950 Jamestown Falcons.

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.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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News on January 23, 1948

George Savino will return as manager of the Bradford Blue Wings for 1948 season.

Source: The Era (Bradford, PA) & newspapers.com 

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News on January 21, 1949

Shan Denison  named as manager of the Olean Oilers (name is misspelled in article. Actually Deniston. See Baseball Reference).

Source: The Ithaca Journal & newspapers.com 

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News on January 20, 1942

Local fans show financial support for team in Batavia, New York. Batavia Clippers will play in Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York (PONY) League during the 1942 season.

 

Source: Olean (NY) Times Herald & newspapers.com 

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News on January 19, 1994: Erie Sailors to join Frontier League

Former New York-Penn League team in Erie, Pennsylvania to join independent Frontier League.

Source: Lancaster (PA) Eagle Gazette & newspapers.com 

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