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Barry Latman David Montgomery
MAY 21, 1936 – APRIL 28, 2019 (83) JUNE 26, 1946 –MAY 8, 2019 (72)
· Pitched 11 MLB seasons from 1957-1967 with four · Served as chairman, minority owner, president and
teams, including two years with Angels (1964-1965) CEO of the Philadelphia Phillies
· Selected as an All-Star in 1961 with Cleveland · Was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania,
served community action groups and was a member
Bob Lee of MLB Enterprise’s board of directors in MeMory
NOVEMBER 26, 1937 – MARCH 25, 2020 Vince Naimoli
· Pitched five MLB seasons for Angels (1964-66), SEPTEMBER 16, 1937 – AUGUST 25, 2019 (81)
Dodgers (1967) and Reds (1967-68)
· Set a then-franchise record with 21 consecutive · Businessman and philanthropist who helped bring
scoreless innings between 1964-65. Major League Baseball to Tampa-St. Petersburg area
· Selected to 1965 American League All-Star team. · Founder and first owner of the Tampa Bay Rays
franchise
Frank Lucchesi
APRIL 24, 1927 – JUNE 8, 2019 (92) Marty Noble
· Managed seven MLB seasons with the Phillies, Rangers 1948 - MARCH 24, 2019 (70)
and Cubs · Covered the Mets and Yankees for Newsday from
· Spent 23 years as a minor league manager, including 1981-2004 and later for MLB.com
nine at Triple-A level · BBWAA member and Baseball Hall of Fame voter
Jim McKean Marc Okkonen
MAY 26, 1945 – JANUARY 24, 2019 (73) JULY 21, 1933 – MAY 27, 2019 (85)
· American League umpire from 1973-1999, and worked · Baseball historian and author of at least 15 books,
in both A.L. and N.L. in 2000 and 2001 including “Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century: The
· Umpired in three World Series (1979, 1985, and Official Major League Baseball Guide.”
1995), five ALCS, three ALCDS and three All-Star games · Recipient of SABR’s Henry Chadwick Award
· Umpiring consultant for ESPN after retirement from
umpiring Ken Peters
FEBRUARY 1, 1943 - FEBRUARY 23, 2020 (77)
John Mehno · Covered multiple Olympics and other major sporting
JANUARY 13, 1955 – MARCH 14, 2019 (64) events for 35 years with The Associated Press,
· Covered Pirates, Penguins, Steelers and college sports including several Super Bowls, World Series, Pro Bowls
teams in Pittsburgh for 47 years and championship fights.
· Pirates correspondent for The Sporting News for 13 · Served as sports editor for AP’s Los Angeles bureau
seasons.
· Starting in 1976, didn’t miss a Pirates home game for Mike Roarke
nearly 40 years, covering for various outlets, including NOVEMBER 8, 1930 – JULY 27, 2019 (88)
AP and UPI. · Played four Major League seasons (1961-64) with
Tigers
Chuck Meriwether · Bullpen coach for Tigers (1965-66) and Angels
JUNE 30, 1956 – OCTOBER 26, 2019 (63) (1967-69)
· MLB umpire for 23 seasons from 1987-2009
· Became fifth African American umpire in MLB history Jason Rollison
and first since 1970 DEC. 7, 1980 – SEPT. 23, 2019 (38)
· Was a supervisor of MLB umpires at time of his death · Analyst on the Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB for
· Umpire during 2004 and 2007 World Series, the 1996 DKPittsburghSports.com, editor at SB Nation’s Bucs
and 2002 All-Star Games, the 2003 NLCS, 2006 ALCS Dugout and voice of Buccoast podcast
and eight Division Series · Authored two books, “PiratesGuide 2019: A
Field Guide to the 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates” and
Dorothy Seymour Mills “PiratesGuide 2018: A Complete Field Guide to the
JULY 5, 1928 – NOVEMBER 17, 2019 (91) 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates”
· Author, historian and researcher of Baseball, helping
her husband, Harold Seymour compile the first
in-depth historical studies of baseball, although she
did not receive full credit for her research, editing and
writing until after his death

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