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OT: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧" 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
Posted: 18 Feb 2026 10:40 am
by OldRed
ππ‘π "πππ¬π πππ§" ππππ§ππ’π§π : ππ¨πππ² ππ‘ππ§ππ³ is the last surviving player from the Philadelphia Athletics and the last living player to have played under legendary manager Connie Mack. He is the final surviving MLB player who debuted in the 1940s., and he is also the oldest living former MVP in Major League Baseball.
#MLB #baseball #athletics #MVP #philadelphia
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 10:45 am
by WLTFE
OldRed wrote: β18 Feb 2026 10:40 am
ππ‘π "πππ¬π πππ§" ππππ§ππ’π§π : ππ¨πππ² ππ‘ππ§ππ³ is the last surviving player from the Philadelphia Athletics and the last living player to have played under legendary manager Connie Mack. He is the final surviving MLB player who debuted in the 1940s., and he is also the oldest living former MVP in Major League Baseball.
#MLB #baseball #athletics #MVP #philadelphia
Played a couple of innings in CF for the Yankees...#Immaculate Grid
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 10:51 am
by 45s
Won the first game ever for the Colt .45s in 62
Traded to cards later than year..
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:01 am
by kdkauf70
He was part of the Brock - Broligo trade
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:01 am
by rockondlouie
I thought it was Tim Allen
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:09 am
by jcgmoi
Shantz was the little leftys' little lefty, all 5-6 and 140 pounds of him.
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:25 am
by The Nard
I'm still trying to rationalize how the 1960 Yankees lost that World Series to the Pirates. Bobby Shantz threw 3 innings in that Game 7; gave up a 3-run HR to the Pirates catcher Hal Smith (not to be confused with the Cardinal's catcher Hal Smith), that may have been even more important that Mazeroski's HR in the bottom of the 9th.
Both "small" pitchers like Bobby Shantz and the White Sox's Billy Pierce had good, long careers, and demonstrated that the "Art of Pitching" wasn't all about power.
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:31 am
by 45s
45s wrote: β18 Feb 2026 10:51 am
Won the first game ever for the Colt .45s in 62
Traded to cards later than year..
For Carl Warwick who was traded back to the cards in 64 and contributed to then cards World Series win
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:36 am
by 45s
The Nard wrote: β18 Feb 2026 11:25 am
I'm still trying to rationalize how the 1960 Yankees lost that World Series to the Pirates. Bobby Shantz threw 3 innings in that Game 7; gave up a 3-run HR to the Pirates catcher Hal Smith (not to be confused with the Cardinal's catcher Hal Smith), that may have been even more important that Mazeroski's HR in the bottom of the 9th.
Both "small" pitchers like Bobby Shantz and the White Sox's Billy Pierce had good, long careers, and demonstrated that the "Art of Pitching" wasn't all about power.
As did Stu Millerβ¦165 pounds who had a nice careerβ¦.some of it with Stl
Literally blown off the mound in candlestick
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:48 am
by jcgmoi
Bobby Shantz threw 3 innings in that Game 7; gave up a 3-run HR to the Pirates catcher Hal Smith
Your memory is off. It was Jim Coates who gave up the HR to Smith. Coates relieved Shantz after he gave up three straight singles and a run to start the eighth inning.
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 11:51 am
by BrummerStealsHome
OldRed wrote: β18 Feb 2026 10:40 am
ππ‘π "πππ¬π πππ§" ππππ§ππ’π§π : ππ¨πππ² ππ‘ππ§ππ³ is the last surviving player from the Philadelphia Athletics and the last living player to have played under legendary manager Connie Mack. He is the final surviving MLB player who debuted in the 1940s., and he is also the oldest living former MVP in Major League Baseball.
#MLB #baseball #athletics #MVP #philadelphia
My very first glove was a Bobby Schantz model. Naturally, I didn't know who the hell he was. I had to ask my Dad, and I was wholly uninterested in hearing about a good fielding pitcher.
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 12:13 pm
by fullswing
I worked with a guy who told me Shantz is his great uncle. He didnβt think it was a big deal but I sure thought it was cool.
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 14:00 pm
by ggnoobs
The Nard wrote: β18 Feb 2026 11:25 am
I'm still trying to rationalize how the 1960 Yankees lost that World Series to the Pirates. Bobby Shantz threw 3 innings in that Game 7; gave up a 3-run HR to the Pirates catcher Hal Smith (not to be confused with the Cardinal's catcher Hal Smith), that may have been even more important that Mazeroski's HR in the bottom of the 9th.
Both "small" pitchers like Bobby Shantz and the White Sox's Billy Pierce had good, long careers, and demonstrated that the "Art of Pitching" wasn't all about power.
Daniel Ray Herrera comes to mind as one of the small lefties of recent memory.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... da01.shtml
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Posted: 18 Feb 2026 16:36 pm
by Sheepdawg
Some sites say he passed away two weeks ago.