Moose Passes

[gtx440]

Bill Skowron passed away last nite
81 yrs old
6 time all star
won 5 world series rings
Prayers to his Family

[Bill Stone]

In the book The Best Game Ever Played --Jim Reisler writes " Skowron had saved his best for when it counted. This was his second Series homer in 1960 both hit off Law in tight games..." He batted .375 for the Series. RIP

[ethicsprof]

I loved watching him play first base when I was a boy. A great one.
My sincerest sympathy to family,friends, and fans.

Barry

[oldjudge]

As a kid I remember Moose as a real clutch hitter. In the early-1990s, I had the pleasure of meeting him at a card show in Milford, CT and I found him to be a real gentleman. Moose, you will be missed.

[t206hound]

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[BradH]

t206hound:
On your autographed ball - Is that a Bernie Allen signature below Moose? If so, it as the makings of a Purdue Boilermaker signed ball (Moose was there in the late 40s and Allen about a decade later). Who is that on top?

I had the pleasure of being around Moose many times over the years and always enjoyed his stories, but none more than when he told of his days at Purdue. I wish I'd had him sign one of his old Boilermaker football photos.

He will be missed.

[t206hound]

The third autograph is Hank Bauer. A friend of mine got this for me at an Old Timers event in Indianapolis in the late 90s. I'm a Purdue alumnus and had no idea those two were Boilermakers... time to brush up on some history.

[jujudrum]

My Dad is a Purdue Grad, and played Baseball with Moose at Purdue, and knew him relatively well.

The Purdue coach at that time was Ray Schalk.

[packs]

Man, that is cool.