172438393A320439223E2522333F38560 wrote: Roger Samuels passed away at 61. He was a very tall, lefty reliever who threw 3.2 innings for the Pirates in 1989. He was acquired from the Giants for Ken Oberkfell.
Baseball is weird: I have a very vivid memory of him though he barely played for the Pirates, and I would have guessed he was part of the Reuschel trade or some such.
RIP
I do remember him- did they say what the cause of death was? 61 is not old by today's standards
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4D73767E6D75757E5E7B6C7F281A0 wrote: Roger Samuels passed away at 61. He was a very tall, lefty reliever who threw 3.2 innings for the Pirates in 1989. He was acquired from the Giants for Ken Oberkfell.
Baseball is weird: I have a very vivid memory of him though he barely played for the Pirates, and I would have guessed he was part of the Reuschel trade or some such.
RIP
I do remember him- did they say what the cause of death was? 61 is not old by today's standards
Says he had a long fight with kidney cancer:
https://www.dangoodstuff.com/p/remember ... er-samuels
Baseball is weird: I have a very vivid memory of him though he barely played for the Pirates, and I would have guessed he was part of the Reuschel trade or some such.
RIP
I do remember him- did they say what the cause of death was? 61 is not old by today's standards
Says he had a long fight with kidney cancer:
https://www.dangoodstuff.com/p/remember ... er-samuels