7 BASEBALL LEGENDS Who Died This Month (2024 Obituaries)

[@PassingNews]

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[@allenmccabe3848]

As a former player , born and raised in sunny South Africa now turned to coaching and umpiring..I am happy to report that baseball is alive and well on our country. Reading the obituaries of those wonderful household names who have left an indelible mark on our sport, is sad indeed. But fills us with gratitude for the amazing memories. 🙏

[@chop3625]

Holtzman was a heckuva pitcher. Even pitched briefly for the Yankees. God bless one of my heroes.

[@thomasespositio3139]

Met fan I remember the cubs pitching staff,Jenkins,Ken,Bill Hands

[@thomasespositio3139]

@jamesblack449 I remember Adolfo Phillips in center before Hickman maybe Spangler I remember with the Astros or maybe even the Colt 45's in that time period

[@JamesBrown-v1t]

I love baseball and I love the legends of the game as well!

[@GregAllen-ux9um]

Whitey was the director of player development for the Mets when I played in the organization! Truly enjoyed my time with Whitey and Joe Frazier

[@Nestor123057]

Willie Mays just died. RIP Willie. You may have been the best player of my lifetime.

[@deloreswillis9224]

Yayyyyyyyyy. RIP… POPS A HELLA HARD HITTING GREAT PLAYER❤

[@Nestor123057]

The thing about Willie Mays is he was actually a glove man who could hit and not the other way around.

[@leemueller7357]

Whitey was the centerfielder for KC in 1955 when I saw my first MLB game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. (My uncles, who had bought box seats for us behind the tarp in left field, were true Tiger fans, however, and spent much of the doubleheader extolling the skills of Detroit's rookie right fielder, a 20-year-old kid named Al Kaline.)

[@laff000]

Jerry Grote was a great catcher, very much underrated but a vital part of the miracle Mets. I've always felt that MLB should have a memorial tribute similar to the academy awards played during the All Star game.

[@jayberman9221]

Grote played during the same time period as Johnny Bench, or he’d have won multiple Gold Gloves. He was excellent behind the dish and a team leader.

[@msnell326]

Growing up in Cleveland, Larry Brown was my first favorite ballplayer. I was so upset about his accident. So sorry to hear this news.😢

[@gingerblue2265]

Great tribute video. Thank you for doing this. Thumbs up!

[@daveh1869]

I lived in Cleveland while in high school. I was old enough to take the bus and go to games with a friend. I went to a lot of games in 68. They had a great, probably the best, pitching rotation in the majors. I remember every player on the team, including Larry Brown.

[@jimdep6542]

And Sudden Sam McDowell

[@daveh1869]

⁠my all time favorite was Luis Tiant and his Cuban Hesitation pitch. They had three starting pitchers with an ERA below 2.00. As I remember Tiant had like a 1.68, with Sudden Sam and Sonny Siebert both below 2.00

[@h0gwartz]

I watched a game in the 60's probably against the Yankees since they were often televised where I lived and Larry Brown was one of 4 straight home runs by the Indians. I think another one was hit by Pedro Ramos.

[@clayton7220]

Gaylord was best ever pitcher for cle even though he was here short of three yrs

[@richardmorris6365]

Whitey Herzog,Tom Lasorda & Earl Weaver were my favorite Skippers. Dodger Blue..

[@Jeff-xy9ci]

Oh yea. These mgrs. always had their player's backs. Like to believe the umps also knew who was in the dugout & made them (the umps) be even more attentive.

[@Holly-z2i]

I grew up in Maryland enjoying Earl Weaver’s hilarious antics and brainy management style. He is sorely missed to this day.

[@johnnyintrieri]

My favorite managers in a rage were, Billy Martin, Earl Weaver & Tommy Lasorda.

[@johnshelton6434]

​@@johnnyintrieri, bingo on all 3.

[@Holly-z2i]

I did too. My favorite Oriole team was made up of Palmer, McNally, Boog, Don Buford, Paul Blair, Frank and Brooks Robinson, Andy Echebarren, Dave Johnson (we share the same birth month and day, but different years), and my very favorite Oriole was Mike “Crazy Horse” Cuellar. I really miss those guys. That was my childhood. Only Buford, Boog, and Palmer are still with us, I think.

[@everettemathisjr3410]

May they all rest in peace

[@robertnorris9152]

Thank you for this informative video and keep on making more videos like this one!

[@timfatout7082]

I was one of those broken-hearted Cubs fans in 1969 - Holtzman, Jenkins, Selma, Hands, Abernathy (remember the "submariner"?). Batting order Kessinger, Beckert, Williams, Banks, Santo - Blew a 10-game lead in August (The amazing Mets won the title)

[@herecomesforego1787]

Well, to be fair, how can you beat a miracle? Just the same , delighted with the results, I can certainly remember each and every one of those cubbies fondly now🎉

[@cszeller2614]

I understand the heart break of the '69 Cubs. I felt that as a Phillies' fan in 1964.

[@gtwfan52]

I remember them well. Kessinger, Beckert, Williams (one hit away from a .400 batting average), Santo, Banks ("it's beautiful day to play 3!"), Jim Hickman and the second cleanup batter, Adolpho Phillips. Team won all but one Golden Gloves, Santo was 2nd in home runs, Banks led in RBIs, Williams led in batting average, Phillips was 2nd in stolen bases, Beckert led in triples and Kessinger led in hit by pitch. Team led in double plays. On paper, they were the best team since the 1927 Yankees. But alas, September.

[@richardmorris6365]

Lived there 67-70, I'll never forget.

[@richardmorris6365]

@jamesblack449 I went to a Cubs/Philly game in 69.We hung around the park buying souvenirs & got into a traffic jam after, I look over to my right & Ernie Banks was driving his sedan home from the game,great memory.

[@MarkKrauklis]

Kenny Holtzman was a great, underrated Cubbie. R.I.P. Mr. Holtzman.🤩🥰🇮🇱🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@luisrvazquez2151]

I remember him pitching for Team Cienfuegos in the Cuban Proffesional League in the late 40s, before he went to the Majors.

[@hankleverence]

Willie Mays is my all-time favorite and at the age of 10 yrs. old my dad & I watched him play for the minor league team "Trenton Giants" in 1950-51. I witnessed him {as a rookie} on deck in 51' when "Bobby Thompson" hit the "Shot Heard-Round the World' with the N.Y. Giants!........................

[@ShawnC.T.]

Pat Zachery was the NL ROTY in 1976 for the World Series winner, the Cincinnati Reds, R.I.P. "Zach"🕊...

[@ginotravline5570]

I live in Anderson. Not from here. There is a health center that carries his name. Inside are beautiful photographs of him and various teammates, some who became famously legendary. One example was Jackie Robinson. Carl was actively involved with special Olympics, having had a son involved the organization. Carl was a lifelong supporter of this agency and a great human being. I came to learn of him while waiting for my Dr. And therapy, looking at all of the photos, and articles on the walls there. I came to develop a deep respect for someone God had blessed with tremendous talent and who spent his life passing those blessings on especially to such a loving recipient as the special Olympics and their membership. Thank you Carl. God bless your soul.

[@perrywinkle8183]

Ken Holtzman hit well and was a good base runner.

[@bobheck8326]

People don't realize how tremendous these athletes are. I know how good and lucky you have to be. It's a great life so don't be too sad. I loved them and appreciated their play and public contributions. RIP.

[@millypoo7713]

No... we ALL realize it. That comment is absurd.

[@Colonel__Ingus69]

So sad to see Pat, Jerry and Whitey's passing.

[@richott3813]

Sad to see Kenny Holtzman gone. I was at his first no hitter. It was a gem

[@balrog322]

TY, I did not know Holtzman threw two no-hitters. That puts him in a fairly select group-only 36 MLB pitchers have thrown two or more.

[@brianholthouse1426]

I thought Ken Holtzman was the missing link of those 70's A's teams. I loved watching him, catfish and Vida pitch.

[@samedelcup1878]

I was also at his first no hitter against Atlanta in Wrigley field. Hank Aaron was the last batter. Aaron hit a deep fly to left field. The ball moved into the well in left field. Billy Williams was able to move in the well and catch it.

[@pep590]

@@brianholthouse1426 Yes, that was a great staff with Fingers coming in to close out the win.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@samedelcup1878, to preserve another no-hitter at WRIGLEY FIELD IN CHICAGO, twas a sinking drive caught on the run at the ankle tops to his rightside by WALT “MOOSE” MORYN in medium left field, and twas not with a backhand stab, either... twas one terrific clutch catch.. Gloves were much smaller back then, too. Outfielders like MORYN who came up to the majors in pre-expansion days, did not dive as much for sinking liners or even bloops, because they stayed in the minors longer against better competition in the higher minors, and learned how to break on a ball at the crack of the bat, and not just move when they first saw the ball. That gem by DON CARDWELL in 1960 was in his first game as a CUB after a trade with the PHILS.. He is the ONLY MLB’er EVER to pitch a no-hitter in his first showing for a new team following a trade. Moryn’s play like BILLY WILLIAMS’ catch, WAS THE 27th. out.

[@stevengallanter]

Jerry Grote started of with the Houston Colt 45s as they were called before the Astrodome. I recall Grote being on KINER'S KORNER and demonstrating his technique of "Pulling" pitches into the strike zone by lifting his elbow simultaneous with receiving the ball; thus creating an illusion of being in the zone. An all time great as a receiver.

[@Dac54]

There is a street named after Carl Erskine in Brooklyn by the Gateway Mall. Exit 15 off of the Belt Pkwy, Erskine St, was opened in 2003 for direct access to the Gateway Mall. He is one of three former Brooklyn Dodgers to have a street, parkway, or bridge named in their honor; the other two are Jackie Robinson and Gil Hodges.

[@billgrandone3552]

Carl Erskine ,better known as "Oisk" in Brooklynese was one of the greats whom I had the pleasure to watch him against the Cards in Old Busch Stadium (Sportsmans Park) in the 50's.

[@csnide6702]

Whitey was a good boy ! His book is one of the best baseball books out there.

[@samuelgates5935]

Ken Holtzman, I tried to get his autograph once, when he played for the Yankees. I ran up to his car while he waited for the light. He pull out a pen to sign it but the cartridge (a Bic pen) fell out, he said "Sorry kid, the light and drove off."😥

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

That’s better than the autograph that you probably would have lost.

[@edlutz7218]

I met Eric bivens in a restaurant, he told me to beat it

[@extramile150]

Well done post. I remember reading about Larry Brown's collision with "Big Daddy Wags," aka Leon Wagner, in our high school newspaper called "Vinelandia." I attended Sacred Heart High School in Vineland, N.J. Oh yea, I was part of the editorial team of our school paper and, well, I wrote that about Larry Brown. LOL.

[@carseye1219]

As a kid who loved the Indians of the 1960s, even though they were in their 30-year non-competitive phase, if my memory is correct, the team kept trying to replace Larry Brown at short but each year he held onto the job.

[@deloreswillis9224]

My HEART THROB AT 12 years young … “ SWEET SWINGING BILLY WILLIAMS LEFTFIELDER‼️💋💋💋

[@annettemalaski1967]

I live in Austin and I did not know Zachry and Grote lived here. May they all Rest In Peace!

[@markcornish2519]

Whitey Herzog and Ken holtzman both died in St Louis, one day apart

[@thedemartiniteam6034]

Pronounced Jerry Grote with long E sound at the end.

[@bobheck8326]

Definitely correct.

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

Whitey was at the helm when the Royals made their marks. Baseball fever was real in KC then, and tickets were affordable. Box scores or cereal boxes read every morning. Dad got the sports section first and he made us put up with news in the front section while he took his time on the throne with another cup of coffee.

[@stevengallanter]

"I see the Boys of Summer in their ruin, their golden tithings barren," is from a Marianne Moore poem that is the foreword the the book of the same name by Roger Kanh.

[@artpekarekiii4320]

Sorry. Whitey Herzog needs his own video, not to be shared with others who have fallen. he was much more than just a step above the rest. His work redefined the game of baseball, and I love my St Louis Cardinals enough to put the words down right here where they matter the most. Thank you Whitey Herzog for signing my photo. You were a friend and a role-model wherever you roamed - like John Goodman, the St Louis native and famous actor.

[@oldmaysfan6534]

Can't you craft your tribute to Whitey without denigrating the others who passed recently? I don't get people sometimes.

[@lindsayneal6552]

Ken did every bit as much as Whitney Whor-dog. Whitey was a good manager. But Ken ney, actually from st.louis, played a great career, took baseball to an international level. As a lifetime CUBS fan whordog could fill out a line-card. He got the most out of the player the cards office gave him, but hewas no better than joe torre or red shoendients, davey johnson. Sparky anderson. Those guys were just as good as mgrs and better players than THE RAT. A typical cardinal fan. Almost as rare as the Yankee fan. Probably thinks stan musical was as good as Ted Williams

[@billphilbin6345]

The White Rat was an outstanding manager, but he's mentioned among these others because they all croaked this past month. Had Whitey held out until a month when nobody else died, he could have had his own article. No doubt there are tributes devoted only to Herzog. Use the Google machine; or better yet, write a tribute of your own....

[@daniellinehan63]

Stop

[@JimSwanson-eo2un]

Herzog’s video can be seen on the Cubs website. Kidding, brother!

[@MGAF688]

David McCarthy was to be a Hall of Famer.

[@garyirvine6401]

The New York Mets did not win the World Series in 1973, they lost to the Oakland A's.

[@rslitman]

I remember Larry Brown playing for the Orioles in the early 1970s, backing up Brooks Robinson at 3rd base and maybe Mark Belanger at shortstop. He was one of 4 professional athletes I knew of at that time with the common name of Larry Brown. Two were in the NFL, a running back with Washington and a tight end, if I recall correctly, with Pittsburgh. There was also a basketball player with the Carolina team of the old ABA who went on to have an even more memorable coaching career, winning both NCAA and NBA championships. The baseball Larry Brown had a brother Dick who was a major league catcher and who played for the Orioles a few years before Larry. He died young from a brain tumor. I thought it was while he was still an active player, but he was not mentioned in your videos on this subject.

[@rockyvines8045]

😊😊

[@thomasespositio3139]

the star of the bunch was the Redskin half back,inside runner took a lot of hits, he was tough

[@dr.migilitoloveless2385]

The Mets lost the 1973 world series to the A's.

[@paulgiacovelli9754]

They came so close to beating the Dynasty.

[@Nolan33177]

Also RIP Roy Halladay. I only say that now bc Erskine threw 2 no hitters. In 52 and 56. Halladay threw aboerfect game in May 2010. 1 month after joining a dominant WS winning team, and WS returning team in Philadelphia. He said ive come to baseball heaven. Then in October, his 1st playoff game EVER, after 11 yrs, i guess using the home crowd fanaticism and crazy skill, to became the 2nd ever to throw a no hitter in the playoffs, also 2010. Two in 1 year. 1 a perfect game. Like Halladay, Michael Lorenzen threw a no no the start after hearing he was going to philly, both guysbdidnit when theybwere sent in the middle of a WS contender, that has a rabid fan base, his trade to the Phillies. Hopefully he throws 1 for the Angels. Erskine Ryan, Halladay.. How hardvitbis to donitvonce, let alone more than that

[@chrischar9428]

Halladays been dead for years

[@vestibulate]

Random historical photos begin to appear towards the end. Hey, isn't that Otto von Bismarck?

[@billzitsch6995]

I think they also showed a video of Bobby Thompson before his home run in one of the clips that made no sense at all

[@garysparhawk2698]

TIM WAKEFIELD God Bless R.I.P

[@jimphillips2380]

Ah the Miracle Mets beat my beloved Orioles in 1969

[@stvandy1]

The one and only World Series that Nolan Ryan won

[@BIGELOW.65]

Gerry Grow-du at 11:31???

[@georgethayer3533]

Whitey herzog was great baseball player

[@chrischar9428]

Uhh no

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Manager you mean 🤔

[@jayberman9221]

The Mets did not win the 1973 WS. Documentaries require reliable facts and efficient editing. It should also be noted that Herzog didn't invent "Small Ball." Neither did Billy Martin for that matter. What both did was take advantage of the talent they had as managers. I like the theme of your channel and respect your earnestness. Please keep working at it, thanks.

[@williamleeroberts5529]

The L A Dodgers were playing small ball with Maury Wills. I turned 21 and on my birthday, the METS lost to Oakland in 1973.

[@jayberman9221]

@@williamleeroberts5529 Correct on both points William. The style used so successfully by Walter Alston and later by Herzog, Martin and others actually dates back to the “Deadball era,” and the Negro Leagues. It was also adopted by the Cardinals era known as the “Gas House Gang,” piloted by Player/Mngr. Frankie Frisch. This doesn’t diminish what Whitey Herzog accomplished. Rather, it should be taken into account inasmuch as contextual baseball history is primary for documentarians. Hopefully, whomever created the material for this channel improves going forward.

[@dr.migilitoloveless2385]

In 1962 the Houston team was called the Colt 45s.

[@johnnyintrieri]

Thank You.👍🏻

[@michaelleroy9281]

1962 through 1964

[@johnnyintrieri]

@jamesblack449 And the Yankees originally were from Baltimore. Then N.Y. Highlanders, playing in Highlander Park. Finally becoming the NEW YORK YANKEES.

[@johnnyintrieri]

@jamesblack449 Nice Information. I'm predicting a Yankee/Cub World Series.

[@johnnyintrieri]

@jamesblack449 1923 Yankee Stadium opened. Prior to that they were the Baltimore Orioles. 1901 -"1902. Then the Hillanders. 1903 - 1912. They played at Hilltop Park in the Bronx. 1913 Yankees. Finally got their own home in 1923.

[@rosiedebevc1952]

Whitey deserves his own video

[@robertlosasso4222]

Why don’t you go make mayonnaise.

[@alabunda1]

In the past, players used to play for their club until they retired from the game, but now they run after money or fame and do not care about staying and rarely stay.

[@Cyril-sf8xe]

Ànother part of my childhood gone with Ken Holzmans death. Rip

[@robertnagel337]

Indiana’s highest honor is “The Order of the Sagamore”. Sag-a-more

[@daniel.c2501]

Rest in peace

[@brettrossi89]

I didn’t know Aaron judge died. And when did he play for the cubs

[@liammclaughlin2881]

The Mets did not win the world series in 1973. Grote was a good player but was a jerk in real life. He lived in Glen Oaks while playing for the Mets and all the kids wold run to say hello to him. He wore his cowboy hat and boots and walked right by them never looking up. I saw this and asked my friend why he did that. He does it every day, he couldn't care less. His wife however was a very nice lady.

[@doneliasson4672]

If he deserves his own video, don't be sorry, make one yourself

[@DarronSanderson]

Sad the passing of Willy Nelson thus afternoon, one of the greats. He got caught playing on the road again. 🤣

[@arthur131313]

Sad how the Yankees screwed Holtzman over in '78

[@tomsmith522]

You made a mistake the Mets didn't win the WS in 73... they lost to the Oakland Athletics

[@billzitsch6995]

Sorry they died, but legends?

[@markheroman8190]

I understand your question but sometimes a legend just gets the job done, day in and day out, without gettting multiple headlines for their efforts, like many of these players. Their contributions allow others to shine.

[@billzitsch6995]

America's pastime has seen quite a few legendary players in baseball history. There are a number of factors that contribute to a player's fame, including their athletic ability, their character, their historical significance and their recognition among the general public.

[@abc-bu7nr]

Two no-hitters is pretty legendary

[@richardkinney133]

I loved the well-written narrative, but could do without your running video that doesn’t pertain to the player being talked about. I’d rather just see a still of the player (e.g. Larry Brown) than a stock shot of Bobby Thompson who has no relevancy to Larry Brown’s career. Otherwise the purpose and quality of the players reviewed was great.

[@kendallevans4079]

Herzog was the worst general manager the Angels ever had

[@michaelleroy9281]

Whitey Herzog never managed the California Angels he managed the Texas Rangers in 1973 they lost over 100 games and was fired for Billy Martin

[@kellykaufman8459]

@@michaelleroy9281 Not for long, but, Herzog did manage the Angels, for four games, as an interim manager, after Bobby Winkles was fired, & before Dick Williams was hired during the 1974 season. My dad took me to Angels games that season.

[@chrischar9428]

Ay thens il