Tony Malinosky, the oldest living ex-Major League player passed away on February 8th. I talked about it briefly on the radio show but I forgot to post something on here.
Malinosky was 101 years of age and played in 39 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937.
According to reports he remained a Dodgers fan the rest of his life. He lived in California and the Dodgers had a celebration for him on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Tony M. had a good run. A real good run.
The new holder of the "Oldest ex-Major Leaguer" title is Connie Marrero who will be 100 on April 25th.
He pitched for the Washington Senators from 1950-54. Two things stand out about Marrero to me. First of all, he was a 39-year old rookie in 1950. Secondly, the Cuban was only 5'5, 160 pounds.
He racked up a 39-40 record with an ERA of 3.67. Not bad for a guy who was likely past his pitching prime and who was with a pretty bad Senators club.
So rest in peace Tony Malinosky and long live Connie Marrero.
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