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IN MEMORY

JOE HICKS DEACON JONES
APRIL 7, 1933 – DECEMBER 2, 2023 (90) APRIL 18, 1934 – MAY 7, 2023 (89)
· Played five Major League seasons with · Played three Major League seasons for Chicago
Chicago (A.L.), Washington Senators and (A.L.)
New York (N.L.) · Former advance scout, minor league coach and
manager in the White Sox organization, and
hitting coach for Houston and San Diego
DENNIS HIGGINS · Served as the special assistant to the president
AUGUST 4, 1939 – NOVEMBER 3, 2023 (84) for the Sugar Land Skeeters and special advisor
for Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Astros
· Pitched seven Major League seasons for Triple-A affiliate
Chicago (A.L.), Washington Senators,
Cleveland and St. Louis CHRIS KINCAID
IN MEMORY
MAY 25, 1958 – AUGUST 8, 2023 (65)
RON HODGES · Longtime equipment staff member for the
Anaheim Ducks
JUNE 22, 1949 – NOVEMBER 24, 2023 (74) · Former equipment truck driver for the Angels
· Played 12 Major League seasons with New
York (N.L.)
GWEN KNAPP
NOVEMBER 18, 1961 – JANUARY 20, 2023 (61)
DON HOOD · Longtime sportswriter for The Philadelphia
OCTOBER 16, 1949 – JUNE 10, 2023 (73) Inquirer, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco
· Pitched 10 Major League seasons with Chronicle, The New York Times and Sports
Baltimore, Cleveland, New York (A.L.), St. on Earth
Louis and Kansas City · Winner of the Associated Press Sports Writers
award for column writing in 1988
FRANK HOWARD BILL LACHEMANN
AUGUST 8, 1936 – OCTOBER 30, 2023 (87) APRIL 5, 1934 – FEBRUARY 3, 2024 (89)
· Played 16 Major League seasons with Los · Longtime coach with the Angels in various
Angeles (N.L.), Washington Senators/Texas capacities, including bullpen coach under his
and Detroit brother Marcel as manager
· Managed two seasons with San Diego and
New York (N.L.) · Was also a scout, roving catching instructor
· Coached for Milwaukee, New York (N.L.), and minor league manager for the Angels
Seattle, New York (A.L. and N.L.) and · Older brother of Marcel, who was a coach
Tampa Bay and manager of the Angels, and Rene, who
· Four-time All-Star (1968-71) managed Seattle, Milwaukee, Florida and
· 1963 World Series champion Chicago (N.L.)
· 1960 National League Rookie of the Year
· Two-time American League home run PETE LADD
leader (1968 & 1970)
· 1970 American League RBI leader JULY 17, 1956 – OCOTBER 20, 2023 (67)
· Pitched six seasons for Houston, Milwaukee
RICK HUMMEL and Seattle
FEBRUARY 25, 1946 – MAY 20, 2023 (77)
· An American author and sports columnist
for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, covering HOBIE LANDRITH
baseball for over 50 years
· Covered seven World Series and 42 MARCH 16, 1930 – APRIL 6, 2023 (93)
consecutive All-Star Games · Played 14 Major League seasons for Cincinnati,
· Former president of the BBWAA Chicago (N.L.), St. Louis, San Francisco,
· Recipient of the BBWAA Career Excellence New York (N.L.), Baltimore and Washington
Award for the National Baseball Hall of Senators
Fame · Coached one season for Washington Senators
· Served on the Baseball Hall of Fame · First player picked by the New York Mets in the
Overview Committee 1961 expansion draft
MIKE IVIE
AUGUST 8, 1952 – JULY 21, 2023 (70)
· Played 11 Major League seasons for San
Diego, San Francisco, Houston and Detroit

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