Death Notices (OT)

[BostonRoss]

Bobby Shantz played for Connie Mack, who was born during the Civil War.

[flyers19rw]

The pride of Pottstown, PA. He was a great person.

[MichaelJackSchmidt]

Shantz is still living, correct?

[BaseballCat]

Correct, he will be 100 in September

[Philsmania]

Correct, he will be 100 in September

From what I hear through the grapevine, he looks great for a person his age.

In addition to being the last living Philadelphia Athletic and the last living former ballplayer to play for Connie Mack, Shantz is also the oldest living Phillie, the oldest living Yankee and the oldest living MVP. He is also the second oldest living former MLB player.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Oldest_Living_MLB_Player

For the record, only four Brooklyn Dodgers are left and only six New York Giants are still walking this Earth.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_living_Brooklyn_Dodgers_players

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_living_Brooklyn_Dodgers_players

[EastFallowfield]

You put the Dodgers in twice, but appreciate you having those links, good stuff. I tried to find the Giants list but couldn't figure it out yet. Another thing to make me feel old, 4 of the top 10 oldest living players played games during my lifetime!

[Philsmania]

Whoa, sorry about that. Here is the list of the last living New York baseball Giants.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_living_New_York_Giants_players

I remember Joey Amalfitano being on Tommy Lasorda's coaching staff for many years.

And two of the ten oldest living MLB players just barely cracked playing in my lifetime in the year I was born.

[EastFallowfield]

Those lists are like a wiki deal? Cause this list

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Philadelphia_Phillies_Managers_and_Coaches

Has Joe Girardi as the current Phils manager but there is an edit button that seemed to work so someone could update it to the real current manager.

[Philsmania]

BR keeps the last livings lists pretty up-to-date.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_living_St._Louis_Browns_players

[BostonRoss]

This site ranks the 1,500 oldest living players:

Oldest Living Major League Baseball Players | Baseball Almanac

There is an interesting quote about Bill Greason, the only player older than Shantz, who had a cup of coffee with the Cardinals. Apparently he was a big help to Willie Mays when they were in the Negro Leagues.

baseball-reference has a list of the oldest living player for each team:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/List_of_oldest_living_major_league_players_from_each_team

It's funny that Roy Face is the oldest living Expo and Tiger, for whom he played a fraction of a season each, but not the oldest living Pirate, for whom he pitched his first 15 seasons. Shantz briefly was a Pirate, as was Bob Oldis, who is a little older than Face. I believe Oldis is the second oldest living Phillie.

[EastFallowfield]

It's funny to me also to see the oldest living players for some of the newer teams, they even split the Marlins into the Florida and Miami versions so Ichiro is the oldest living Miami Marlin while Charlie Hough is the oldest Florida one.

[Docs]

Lee Elia, manager of Cubs and Phillies, dies at 87

[Pat_Burrell]

I was 12 and grabbing some autographs from players before a game in July of 87 iirc. Lee was also signing for kids and my turn is next and Lee decides he signed enough and starts to walk away. I yell out aw cone on Lee sign my ball please? Nope and just a smile and he kept on walking.