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IN MEMORY IN MEMORY

WHITEY HERZOG JAMES EARL JONES
NOVEMBER 9, 1931 – APRIL 15, 2025 (92) JANUARY 17, 1931 – SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 (93)
· Played eight Major League seasons · Winner of two Tony Awards and three
for Washington Senators, Kansas City Emmy Awards
Athletics, Baltimore and Detroit · Best known for providing the voice of
· Managed 18 seasons with Texas, Angels, Darth Vader in the Star Wars films and
playing Terence Mann in Field of Dreams
Kansas City and St. Louis and Mr. Mertle in The Sandlot
· 1982 World Series champion
· 1985 National League Manager of the Year
· Member of the National Baseball Hal ODELL JONES
of Fame JANUARY 13, 1953 – MARCH 20, 2024 (71)
· Pitched nine Major League seasons for
Pittsburgh, Seattle, Texas, Baltimore
KEN HOLTZMAN and Milwaukee
NOVEMBER 3, 1945 – APRIL 15, 2024 (78)
· Pitched 15 Major League seasons for STEVE KLAUKE
Chicago (N.L.), Oakland, Baltimore and JANUARY 30, 1955 – JUNE 11, 2024 (69)
New York (A. L.)
· Two-time All-Star (1972, 1973) · Called over 4,000 games during his
29 seasons as Salt Lake Bees radio
· Three-time World Series champion broadcaster
(1972-74) · Three-time Utah Sportscaster of the
· Pitched two no-hitters (1969, 1971) Year (1995, 2014, 2016)
· Ballpark Digest’s Minor League Baseball
National Broadcaster of the Year in 2014
JOHN HOLWAY
NOVEMBER 12, 1929 – DECEMBER 5, 2024 (95) ED KRANEPOOL
· Pioneer in researching baseball in the NOVEMBER 8, 1944 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 (79)
Negro Leagues and Japan · Played 18 Major League seasons with
· Recipient of SABR’s Henry Chadwick New York (N.L.)
Award and Bob Davids Award
· Author of “Japan is Big League in Thrills” · 1965 All-Star
and “Voices from the Great Black · 1969 World Series champion
Baseball Leagues”
· First chairman of SABR’s Negro Leagues MARTY KUEHNERT
Committee
JULY 19, 1946 – NOVEMBER 9, 2024 (78)
· First foreign general manager in Nippon
Professional Baseball
PHIL JACKMAN · 1973 California League Executive of
MARCH 6, 1937 – OCTOBER 8, 2024 (87) the Year
· Longtime sportswriter and columnist for · Former sports columnist for the Japan
The Evening Sun in Baltimore Times
DENNY LEMASTER
JOEY JAY FEBRUARY 25, 1939 – JULY 24 ,2024 (85)
AUGUST 15, 1935 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 (89) · Pitched 11 Major League seasons for
· Pitched 13 Major League seasons for Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Houston and
Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati and Atlanta Montreal
· Two-time All-Star (both games in 1961) · 1967 All-Star
· 1961 National League wins leader
JOHNNY JETER MARC LEVINE
OCTOBER 24, 1944 – JANUARY 16, 2024 (79) 1959 – JULY 4, 2024 (64)
· Played six Major League seasons with · New York Mets longest-tenured team
Pittsburgh, San Diego, Chicago (A.L.) and photographer (36 seasons)
Cleveland
· Father to Shawn Jeter, who played for
Chicago (A.L.)

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