Another installment in my "Born on the Same Day" series, featuring players who were born on the same day (!) and year.
This is post #20 in the series: John Boccabella and Larry Stahl - both born on 6/29/1941, one day after Al Downing and Fred Talbot.
John Boccabella
played for 12 seasons, mostly as a 3rd-string catcher and backup 1st baseman. After 6 seasons wth the Cubs (1963-68), he joined the expansion Montreal Expos, and played 5 seasons in Canada. In 1973 he was the team's primary catcher, starting over 100 games for the only time in his career. He wrapped up with the Giants in 1974.
Larry Stahl played for the Athletics, Mets, Padres, and Reds from 1964-73. Most of his major-league playing time came in 1966 (with the Athletics) and 1971-72 (with the Padres), the only 3 seasons he managed to stay out of the minor leagues.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment