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Bill Bartholomay Jim Coates
AUGUST 11, 1928 – MARCH 25, 2020 (91) AUGUST 4, 1932 – NOVEMBER 15, 2019 (86)
· Former Braves owner of the Braves, from 1962-76 · 12-year MLB pitcher, including three seasons with the
· Instrumental in moving the franchise from Milwaukee California Angels (1965-67), winning two World Series
to Atlanta. titles with New York Yankees in 1961 and 1962
· Two-time A.L. All-Star (both with Yankees, in 1960
Jim Bouton and 1962) in MeMory
MARCH 8, 1939 – JULY 10, 2019 (80) Eric Cooper
· Former pitcher with the New York Yankees, Seattle DECEMBER 18, 1966 – OCTOBER 20, 2019 (52)
Pilots, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves, · MLB Umpire who officiated ten Division Series, four
· Member of 1962 Yankees World Series Championship League Championship Series, three Wild Card Games, one
team and 1963 A.L. All-Star team. All-Star Game, and one World Series.
· Known for his book, “Ball Four” and was co-founder · Home plate umpire for two no-hitters (Hideo Nomo in
of the bubble-gum company, Big League Chew 2001 and Mark Buehrle in 2007) and a perfect game
(Buehrle in 2009)
Jon Braude
APRIL 8, 1951 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 (68) John Delcos
· Former Reds publicity director and Riverfront Stadium MARCH 12, 1956 - NOVEMBER 6, 2019 (63)
public address announcer · BBWAA writer, covering the New York Mets, New York
· Statistician for Cincinnati Bengals Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, for over 25 years.
Bill Buckner
DECEMBER 14, 1949 – MAY 27, 2019 (69) Chris Duncan
· Played for the California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, MAY 5, 1981 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 (38)
Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and Kansas City Royals · Cardinals left fielder and first baseman from 2005-2009;
over four decades from 1969-1990 World Series Champion (2006)
· 1981 All-Star first baseman for the Cubs · First player to hit a regular season HR at Busch Memorial
Stadium
John Carson · ESPN Radio host from 2011 to 2019
1964 - FEBRUARY 24, 2019 (54)
· Member of BBWAA Andy Etchebarren
· 28 years at the Elias Sports Bureau in New York JUNE 20, 1943 – OCTOBER 5, 2019 (76)
· MLB catcher for 15 seasons with the Angels (1875-
1977), Orioles and Brewers
Jerry Casale · Two-time A.L. All-Star (both with Orioles)
SEPTEMBER 27, 1933 – FEBRUARY 9, 2019 (85) · Two-time World Series champion (both with Orioles)
· Managed 16 seasons in the minor leagues
· Former right handed pitcher for the Los Angeles
Angels (1961), who pitched five MLB seasons, Ron Fairly
including with the Red Sox and Tigers. JULY 12, 1938 – OCTOBER 30, 2019 (81)
· Played 21 years with the Angels (1978), Dodgers, Expos,
Vera Clemente Cardinals, Athletics, and Blue Jays.
MARCH 7, 1941 – NOVEMBER 16, 2019 (78) · Three-time World Series Champion with Dodgers (1959,
· Widow of Baseball Hall of Famer outfielder Robert ’63, ’65)
Clemente. · Two-time MLB All-Star (1973 & 1977)
· Chairwoman of the Roberto Clemente Foundation, to · Began baseball broadcasting career the year after he
promote positive change and community engagement retired in 1979 and called games full-time through 2006
through the example and inspiration of Roberto. (broadcast for Angels, Giants and Mariners)
· Goodwill Ambassador for Major League Baseball. · Inducted into USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997
Tex Clevenger Ed Farmer
JULY 9, 1932 – AUGUST 24, 2019 (87) OCTOBER 18, 1949 – APRIL 1, 2020 (70)
· Former right handed pitcher with the Los Angeles · Pitched 11 Major League seasons and was All-Star with
Angels (1961), who pitched 8 seasons in the MLB with White Sox in 1980
the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New · Play-by-play announcer for White Sox radio team for
York Yankees. 29 seasons.

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