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IN MEMORY IN MEMORY
DAN COUGHLIN BILL DEEGAN
SEPTEMBER 17, 1938 – OCTOBER 6, 2024 (86) APRIL 13, 1935 – MARCH 22, 2024 (88)
· Former play-by-play announcer for · American League umpire from 1971–1980
Cleveland Indians
· Home plate umpire for three games for
the 1984 American League Championship
Series
DOUG CREEK
MARCH 1, 1969 - JULY 28, 2024 (55) MARTY DEMERRITT
· Pitched nine Major League seasons with
St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago (N. L.), MARCH 4, 1953 – JANUARY 11, 2025 (71)
Tampa Bay, Seattle, Toronto and Detroit · Former Major League and minor league
coach for Florida, Chicago (N.L.) and
Tampa Bay
MIKE CUBBAGE
JULY 21, 1950 – AUGUST 11, 2024 (74) JACK DILAURO
· Played eight Major League seasons with MAY 3, 1943 – DECEMBER 7, 2024 (81)
Texas, Minnesota and New York (N. L.) · Pitched two Major League seasons for
· Was interim manager for seven games New York (N.L.) and Houston
with New York (N.L.) and coached with · 1969 World Series champion
New York (N.L.), Houston and Boston
ROB DOELGER
BOBBY CUELLAR AUGUST 26, 1967 – FEBRUARY 5, 2024 (56)
AUGUST 20, 1952 – JANUARY 20, 2025 (72) · Former corporate communications
· Longtime minor league and Major manager for Major League Baseball
League coach for Seattle, Montreal,
Texas, Pittsburgh and Minnesota,
spanning 37 years
· Pitched for Texas in 1977 LARRY DOLAN
FEBRUARY 8, 1931 – FEBRUARY 23, 2025 (94)
· Longtime Cleveland Guardians owner
BUD DALEY · Founder of SportsTime Ohio (now
OCTOBER 7, 1932 – OCTOBER 15, 2024 (92) FanDuel Sports Network Great Lakes)
· Pitched 10 Major League seasons with
Cleveland, Kansas City Athletics and New
York (A. L.) MIKE DOWNEY
· Four-time All-Star (two games each in AUGUST 9, 1951- JUNE 12, 2024 (72)
1959 and 1960) · Former sports columnist for the Los
· Two-time World Series champion (1961, Angeles Times, The Sporting News,
1962) Sport Magazine, Inside Sports
· Former sports correspondent for KABC
radio in Los Angeles and WJR radio in
PETE DALEY Detroit
JANUARY 14, 1930 – AUGUST 22, 2024 (94) · Served as a panelist on ESPN’s The
· Played seven Major League seasons Sports Reporters
with Boston, Kansas City Athletics and · In statewide voting by peers, was
Washington Senators selected as National Sportscasters and
Sportswriters Association Sportswriter
of the Year 11 times
RICH DAUER
JULY 27, 1952 – FEBRUARY 3, 2025 (72) CARL ERSKINE
· Played 10 Major League seasons with
Baltimore DECEMBER 13, 1926 – APRIL 16, 2024 (97)
· Two-time World Series champion (1983 · Pitched 12 Major League season for
as a player & 2017 as a coach) Brooklyn/Los Angeles (N.L.)
· One of few players to have won a College · 1954 All-Star
World Series (twice) and MLB World · 1955 World Series Champion
Series · Pitched two no-hitters in 1952 and 1956
· Former Major League coach for
Cleveland, Kansas City, Milwaukee,
Colorado and Houston
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