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IN MEMORY

BOB ALLEN VIDA BLUE
OCTOBER 23,1937 – DECEMBER 12, 2023 (86) JULY 28, 1949 – MAY 6, 2023 (73)
· Pitched five Major League seasons for · Pitched 17 Major League seasons with
Cleveland Oakland, San Francisco and Kansas City
· Six-time All-Star (1971, 1975, 1977, 1978,
1980, 1981)
· Three-time World Series champion (1972,
JESÚS ALOU 1973, 1974)
MARCH 24, 1942 – MARCH 10, 2023 (80) · American League MVP, Cy Young and ERA
Leader (1971)
· Played 15 Major League seasons with San · Pitched a no-hitter on September 21, 1970
Francisco, Houston, Oakland and New and a combined no-hitter on September IN MEMORY
York Mets 28, 1975
· Two-time World Series champion (1973, · Former baseball analyst for NBC Sports
1974) Bay Area
· Brother of Felipe and Matty Alou; first set
of three siblings to all bat in the same half- BOBBY BOLIN
inning (September 10, 1963) and to play JANUARY 29, 1939 – JUNE 2, 2023 (84)
together in the same outfield (September · Pitched 13 Major League seasons with San
15, 1963) in the Majors, for San Francisco Francisco, Milwaukee and Boston
· Uncle to Moisés Alou and Luis Rojas
· Worked as a scout and in player
development for the Expos, Marlins and EDDIE BRESSOUD
Red Sox
MAY 2, 1932 – JULY 13, 2023 (91)
BRANT ALYEA · Played 12 Major League seasons with New
DECEMBER 8, 1940 – FEBRUARY 4, 2024 (83) York Giants, San Francisco, Boston, New
York Mets and St. Louis.
· Played six Major League seasons with · 1964 All-Star
Washington Senators, Minnesota, Oakland · 1967 World Series champion
and St. Louis · Scouted and managed minor league for the
California Angels
JACK BALDSCHUN LEO BURKE
OCTOBER 16, 1936 – JUNE 6, 2023 (86) MAY 6, 1934 – OCTOBER 13, 2023 (89)
· Pitched nine Major League seasons with · Played seven Major League seasons
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and San Diego · Member of inaugural Angels 1961 team
· Also played for Baltimore, St. Louis and
Chicago (N.L.)
MIKE BAXES RON CAMPBELL
DECEMBER 18, 1930 – APRIL 13, 2023 (92)
· Played two Major League seasons with APRIL 15, 1940 – FEBRUARY 2, 2023 (83)
Kansas City Athletics · Played three Major League seasons with
Chicago (N.L.)
ROB BELLOIR JIM CAPLE
JULY 13, 1948 – NOVEMBER 13, 2023 (75)
· Played four Major League seasons for C. 1962 – OCTOBER 1, 2023 (61)
Atlanta · Longtime baseball writer for ESPN, The
Athletic, St. Paul Pioneer-Press and the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
· Covered 20 World Series
· Author of “The Devil Wears Pinstripes,”
STEVE BISHEFF “The Navigator” and co-wrote “Best Boston
C. 1942 – MARCH 22, 2023 (81) Sports Arguments” with Steve Buckley
· Former sportswriter and columnist for the JOE CHRISTOPHER
Orange County Register, Los Angeles Herald
Examiner and San Diego Union Tribune DECEMBER 13, 1935 – OCTOBER 3, 2023 (87)
· Author of “Tales from the Angels Dugout: · Played Major League seasons with
A Collection of the Greatest Angels Stories Pittsburgh, New York (N.L.) and Boston
Ever Told” · 1960 World Series Champion

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