News from the PONY League - April 10, 1942

PONY League proposes increasing salary limit. Players can make more money working in a defense plant in support of the war effort.

Source: The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) via Newspapers.com

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News from the New York-Penn League: April 8, 1999

The Staten Island Yankees appoint several front office staff.

Source: The Courier-News (Bridgewater, NJ) via Newspapers.com 

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Today's Birthday: Phil Regan, Jamestown Falcons (1956).

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Happy 84th birthday to former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Phil Regan. He played for the 1956 Jamestown Falcons.

Regan was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956 out the Western Michigan University. He pitched in 34 games for Jamestown that summer (17-9, 229 IP, 3.66 ERA). He worked his way thru the Tigers organization and made his major league debut in 1960.

He pitched for Detroit until 1965 and was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 15, 1965 for another PONY alum, Dick Tracewski (Hornell Dodgers, 1954). He was traded to the Chicago Cubs on April 23, 1968. He spent five seasons with the Cubs and was sold the the Chicago White Sox on June 2, 1972. He appeared in 10 games for the White Sox and was released on July 20, 1972. Regan had a career record of 96-81 in 13 major league seasons.

Following retirement as a player, Regan was a college head coach (Grand Valley State, 1974-82) and was a major league pitching coach with the  Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago Cubs. He managed the Baltimore Orioles in 1995 (71-73) and later managed and coached in the minor leagues. He was the interim pitching coach for the New York Mets in 2019, and coached in the Dominican Republic winter league in 2019-20.

Source: Baseball Reference

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News from the PONY League: April 5, 1947

PONY (New York-Penn) League news in the Scranton Tribune on April 5, 1947: Jamestown Falcons receive uniforms from the manufacturer intended for the New York Yankees.

Source: Scranton Tribune via Newspapers.com 

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Today's Birthday: Gary Geiger, Hamilton Cardinals (1955)

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Former PONY (New York-Penn after 1957) prospect Gary Geiger was born on April 4, 1937 in Sand Ridge, Illinois.

Originally a pitcher, he went 20-7 with a 1.98 ERA for the 1955 Hamilton Cardinals. He was switched to the outfield in 1957 while playing with the AAA Omaha Cardinals and Rochester Red Wings.

Geiger spent 12 seasons in the majors with the Cleveland Indians (1958), Boston Red Sox (1959-65), Atlanta Braves (1966-67), and Houston Astros (1968-69).

He was involved in a noteworthy trade on December 2, 1958, when along with Vic Wertz, he was sent to the Boston Red Sox for Jimmy Piersall.

Following his playing days, Geiger managed in the minor leagues for three seasons.

Geiger died on April 24, 1996 at the age of 59.

Source: Baseball Reference

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News from the PONY League: April 3, 1947

Catcher Russ Kerns returns to Jamestown.

Source: Bradford Era via Newspapers.com 

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Today's Birthday: Art Ceccarelli, Olean Oilers (1948)

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Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Art Ceccarelli was born on this date in 1930. He played for the 1948 Olean Oilers.

Ceccarelli pitched for the Kansas City Athletics (1955-56), Baltimore Orioles (1957), and Chicago Cubs (1959-60).

After he retired as a player, he coached baseball at Southern Connecticut State College and taught high school in Connecticut. He died on July 11, 2012, at the age of 82.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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