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Post by jimsteel on Jun 17, 2022 21:45:20 GMT -5
METS' DARWYN ENCARNACION EX-MINOR LEAGUER DEAD AT 21 After Horrific Car Crash That’s Edwin Encarnacion picture. He’s a lot older than 21 Correct He is 39
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 18, 2022 19:25:45 GMT -5
Lennie Rosenbluth, a former center in the NBA, passed away on June 18th at the age of 89. Rosenbluth is best remembered, first and foremost, for his college basketball player days. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1957), consensus first-team All-American (1957), second-team All-American – AP, UPI, INS (1956), third-team All-American – NEA, Collier's (1956), ACC Player of the Year (1957), 3× first-team All-ACC (1955–1957). His No. 10 was retired by the Tar Heels. In his senior season in 1957 Rosenbluth averaged 27.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while leading the Tar Heels to a 32–0 record. His regular-season performance earned him the Helms Hall of Fame "Collegiate Player of the Year" designation over the University of Kansas's Wilt Chamberlain. The Tar Heels went on to defeat Chamberlain's Jayhawks 54–53 in triple overtime for the NCAA Basketball Championship, North Carolina's first, which brought credibility to the fledgling Atlantic Coast Conference. Rosenbluth scored 20 points in the championship final, was the tournament's overall top scorer at 28.0 ppg, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He was also named the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Male Athlete of the Year. In 1957 after the conclusion of his college career, the Philadelphia Warriors selected him in the first round, number 6 overall. He played with the Warriors from 1957-1959. Until Duke University's Christian Laettner, Rosenbluth was the only collegian to be named NCAA National Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP and NCAA regional MVP in the same season.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 19, 2022 14:25:35 GMT -5
Another woman baseball player. Third this year Maxine "Max" Louise Kline-Randall, a former member of the women's professional baseball league, AAGPBL; passed away on June the 9th at the age of 92. Initially playing softball, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League eventually employed a regulation baseball, with overhand pitching permitted starting in 1948. This innovation did not disrupt Kline, unlike many pitchers in the league. She started her career in the outfield, but was promoted to a Daisies pitching staff riddled with injuries to take advantage of her strong throwing arm. She shutout opponents in her first two starts, ending her rookie season with an 8–13 record and a 2.25 ERA. She played with the Daisies from Fort Wayne from 1948–1954. Kline had a 14–11 mark overall in 1949, including a no-hitter against the Grand Rapids Chicks on June 12 of that year. Her most productive season came in 1950, when she paced the circuit with her career top 23 wins for only nine losses. She made the All-Star Team for the initial time, and also collected career-numbers in strikeouts (87) and pitching appearances (33), while posting a .719 winning percentage and 2.44 ERA. Her winning percentage was even better in 1951 as she went 18-4 (.818). In addition, she earned her second All-Star berth.[citation needed] In 1952, Kline threw six shutouts en route to a 19–7 record and her third All-Star selection. She then went to 16–14 in 1953, but again joined the All-Star squad. In the league's hitting-dominated last season in 1954, she led all pitchers in wins (18), appearances (28), complete games (24), innings (181) and shutouts (6), while recording her second no-hitter on June 20, once again against the Grand Rapids Chicks. She once hurled a 17-inning shutout against the Chicks. For the fifth consecutive year she became an All-Star. While the Daisies made the playoffs in the seven seasons that Kline pitched for them, the team struggled during the postseason and never won a Championship Title. From 1947 to 1951 Fort Wayne was eliminated in the opening round after being knocked out by the South Bend Blue Sox in 1952 and the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1953, after posting its best regular-season record. Then, in 1954 the Daisies disposed of Grand Rapids and South Bend in the playoffs, advancing to the Championship Series to face the Kalamazoo Lassies, but were beaten in the decisive Game 5 during what turned out to be the AAGPBL final season. Some baseball researchers consider Kline one of the five best pitchers in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League history, along with Jean Faut, Helen Nicol, Dottie Wiltse and Connie Wisniewski. Some of Kline-Randall's career highlights include: Five-time All-Star Team (1950-'54) Seven playoff appearances (1948-'54) Two no-hitters (1949, 1954) Two-time wins leader (1950, 1954) Season-leader in games, complete games, innings and shutouts (1954)
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 19, 2022 19:24:05 GMT -5
Dave Wickersham, a former pitcher in the MLB, passed away on June 18th at the age of 86. Several social media posts announced his passing, and here is two of them: " Jim Wood (Cobra) Sending condolences to the Wickersham family on the passing yesterday of the oldest living Royal, an original from '69, Dave Wickersham. 😪 🙏🏾 💔" Al Fitzmorris is with Carey Wickersham and 2 others. Om: & Saturday: Dave Wickersham, a teammate and a friend since 1969, entered the Heavenly Kingdom. He is home. A devout Christian. Wick always spewed wisdom and love. He will be dearly missed. Sending thoughts and prayers to my Longtime dear friend, Dave’s daughter Carey and the rest of the family. God Bless. Wickersham, while playing college ball at Ohio University, was scouted by Branch Rickey and George Sisler. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him in 1955. He was later acquired by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1959 minor league draft. He pitched for the Athletics for part of two seasons from 1960–61. In 1962 he had an 11–4 mark and led American League pitchers with a .733 winning percentage, and went 12–15 and 3.78 in 1963. At the end of that season, he was sent to the Detroit Tigers in the same trade that brought slugger Rocky Colavito to the Athletics. Wickersham enjoyed his most productive season for Detroit in 1964, when he went 19–12 with a 3.44 ERA and posted career-numbers in strikeouts (164), starts (36), complete games (11), appearances (40) and innings pitched (254.0), being considered in the American League MVP vote. His 19 victories also was a career-mark, missing a 20-win season due to an ejection in his last start from a ballgame which was tied 1–1 in the 7th inning. Mickey Lolich relieved him and earned a 4–2 win. Wickersham was ejected after calling time out three times to try to keep the base runner from advancing as Norm Cash argued with a call by Bill Valentine. Wickersham, a born-again Christian, had never been ejected from any game all his life up to the time this took place. Valentine apparently deeply regretted the call for years, saying he had been "too impulsive" in his ejection; however, Wickersham wrote him a letter in 2004, reassuring the ump that he made the right call, in an attempt to relieve him of his burden. In a 10-season career, Wickersham posted a 68–57 record with 638 strikeouts and a 3.66 ERA in 1123 innings, including 29 complete games, five shutouts and 18 saves. Mr. Wickersham played for the following MLB teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1960–1963), the Detroit Tigers (1964–1967), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968) and the Kansas City Royals (1969).
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Post by TTX on Jun 19, 2022 19:38:15 GMT -5
RIP to all who have passed.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 20, 2022 12:36:41 GMT -5
College Basketball Star Darius Lee Dead At 21, Shot And Killed In New York
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 21, 2022 10:54:22 GMT -5
Caleb Swanigan, a former NBA number 1 pick, passed away at the age of 25 on June 21st of what is described as natural causes. Although dying at the age of 25 is not natural at all. Swanigan was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was ranked among the top prep players in the national class of 2015 by ESPN. He completed his senior season in the 2014–15 academic year for Homestead High School, who went on to win the first state championship in the school's history. Swanigan was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American. Swanigan originally committed to Michigan State University, but later decommitted and committed to Purdue University. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times, a record at Purdue. He was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and also received a National Freshman of the Week award. Swanigan finished the season with 10.2 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game. During his sophomore year, Swanigan was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten, and was a unanimous first-team All-American. He was a finalist for the 2017 Karl Malone Award, given to the nation's top power forward. On June 22, 2017, he was selected 26th overall in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Over his three-year NBA career, Swanigan had two stints with the Trail Blazers; he also played for the Sacramento Kings.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 21, 2022 10:56:55 GMT -5
Gary Collins, a former center in the NHL, passed away this weekend at the age of 86. Mr. Collins played briefly in the NHL for the the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1958-1959 season. His passing was announced by the NHL Alumni association. He was originally signed by the Chicago Blackhawks but his rights were transferred to the Maple Leafs in regards to compensation on an earlier transaction. On November, 1959 he was traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Montreal Canadiens for cash but never again appeared in an NHL game. His career in the AHL spanned 11 seasons. He played for the following teams during his career: AHL Rochester Americans Providence Reds Quebec Aces Pittsburgh Hornets NHL Toronto Maple Leafs
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Post by TTX on Jun 21, 2022 15:19:02 GMT -5
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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 21, 2022 15:57:08 GMT -5
Non athlete? Are they allowed to pass away this year?
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