With the passing of four players in 2010 and one in 2011, the number of our surviving former Browns, ages in 2011 on birthday, updated, have fallen to 35:
1. Virgil Trucks 04/26/17 - 94
2. Marty Marion 12/01/17 - 94
3. Chuck Stevens 07/10/18 - 93
4. Fred Sanford 08/09/19 - 92
5. Tom Jordan 09/05/19 - 92
6. Babe Martin 03/28/20 - 91
7. Dick Starr 03/02/21 - 90
8. George Elder 03/10/21 - 90
9.Matt Batts 10/16/21 - 90
10. Bob Savage 12/01/21 - 90
11. Neil Berry 01/11/22 - 89
12. Johnny Hetki 05/12/22 - 89
13. Jim Rivera 07/22/22 - 89
14. Duane Pillette 07/24/22 - 89
15. Don Lenhardt 10/04/22 - 89
16. Don Lund 05/18/23 - 88
17. Tom Wright 09/22/23 - 88
18. Les Moss 05/14/25 - 86
19. Billy DeMars 08/26/25 - 86
20. Ned Garver 12/25/25 - 86
21. Frank Saucier 05/28/26 - 85
22. Johnny Groth 07/23/26 - 85
23. Lou Sleater 09/08/26 - 85
24. Ed Mickelson 09/09/26 - 85
25. Don Johnson 11/12/26 - 85
26. Roy Sievers 11/18/26 - 85
27. Hal Hudson 05/04/27 - 84
28. Jim McDonald 05/17/27 - 84
29. Al Naples 08/29/27 - 84
30. Billy Hunter 06/04/28 - 83
31. Joe DeMaestri 12/09/28 - 83
32. Bud Thomas 03/10/29 - 82
33. Don Larsen 08/07/29 - 82
34. Bob Turley 09/19/30 - 81
35. J.W. Porter 01/17/33 - 78
Correct me if I'm wrong, is not Marty Marion the only living 1944 WS player alive that played both for the Cards and Browns?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see some kind of recognition to Marty before he too is gone. Love that guy, more than Musial. Stan is a legend, no doubt but Slats Marion and Enos Slaughter deserve to have their names known, as many others do too, to ST Louis baseball fans.
Roy Sievers was my favorite player of the old Washington Senators. I have an extensive collection of his baseball cards but nothing autographed. I understand he still lives in the St. Loius area. Is there any way to contact him and ask him to autograph something for me?
ReplyDeleteJH
Roy lives in the St. Louis area and still does autographing. Send him your material and a return stamped envelope for him to make your items back.
ReplyDeleteSend us a private e-mail and we will send his street address to you. E-mail me at: Bill Rogers