Ralph Mauriello grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he cheered for his hometown Dodgers team. At the age of 18, he was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent. For the next six seasons, Mauriello enjoyed success in the minors. He pitched for various teams from Class C through AAA and enjoyed his [...]
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Billy Raimondi never had an at bat in the major leagues, but Billy is what baseball is all about…playing for the love of the game. Billy was a catcher in the minor leagues from 1931 through 1952, which was longer than any other position player in Pacific Coast League history (Herm Pillette pitched 23 seasons). [...]
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I picked up a few cool vintage items today. To view full-sized images, just click on the thumbnails! Cuban baseball identification card from the “ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE PELOTEROS PROFESIONALES DE CUBA”, and signed by the Association President Orestes “Minnie” Minoso. ID card is dated Diciembre 10, de 1959 1951 Cuban baseball “Guia de Fanatico” (Fan [...]
Tags: Billy Raimondi, Cuban baseball, Ethan Allen, Hank Greenberg, Joe McCarthy, Joe Medwick, Minnie Minoso, Pacific Coast League, record books, Sporting News
