Roy Smalley, Jr.—A Baseball Classic

October 27, 2011 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment

This past week baseball lost Roy Smalley, Jr., another member of the World War II generation that has been rapidly slipping away in recent years. He was a player, a manager, an armed services veteran, and the father of Roy Smalley III, also a major leaguer. He was part of a vanishing generation that played […]

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Touring The Bases With…John Castino

August 21, 2010 by Dave Heller · Leave a Comment

John Castino was selected co-rookie of the year (with Torontoâ€™s Alfredo Griffin) in the American League for 1979 after batting .285 with eight triples. Due to the tie, the voting process (and point system) was changed in 1980. Castino hit .302 in 1980 and led the American League in triples in 1981, but back problems […]

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