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Ernie Harwell grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, working in his youth as a paperboy for The Atlanta Georgian; one of his customers was writer Margaret Mitchell.An avid baseball fan from an early age, Harwell became a visiting batboy for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association at the age of five, and never had to buy a ticket to get into a baseball game again.
Dapper held the unique distinction of having been traded for an announcer. In 1948, Dapper, then with the Dodgers' top farm club, the Class-AAA Montreal Royals of the International League, was sent to the then-unaffiliated Class AA Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association—the Dodgers' GM Branch Rickey wanted Ernie Harwell to substitute for ailing Dodger broadcaster Red Barber, and the ...
The trade was voided and the players returned to their original teams on April 8. [6] May 21, 1959: Bobby Ávila was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Orioles off waivers. [7] May 26, 1959: Albie Pearson was acquired by the Orioles from the Washington Senators in exchange for Lenny Green. [8]
The Detroit Red Wings' December 2 trade of Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno, and Brent Peterson to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Danny Gare, Jim Schoenfeld, and Derek Smith; and; The induction of Ernie Harwell into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
As the late Ernie Harwell used to say, those attractions are long gone. The loss of those amenities and so much more from Belle Isle during the decades of Detroit’s decline set the stage for a ...
Even 60-year-old Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, a sometimes songwriter, collaborated on a disco song, “Surround Me,” recorded by Beverly and Duane. Flashback: ...
1952 New York Giants Roster: Pitchers. 39 George Bamberger; 38 Roger Bowman; 26 Bill Connelly; 17,40 Al Corwin; 26 Hal Gregg; 39 Jack Harshman; 21 Jim Hearn; 46 Larry Jansen; 32 Monte Kennedy; 31 Dave Koslo
Grosse Pointe attorney S. Gary Spicer, 81, whose clients have included Ernie Harwell and Tigers legend Kirk Gibson, stands beside family photos outside his law firm.