Are any players still alive that played in the 1930's

[scooter729]

Glad to see George Yankowski is still going strong! I grew up in Watertown MA not far from him, and I believe he still lives there. He was my dad's HS baseball coach there in the 1950s after his brief playing career ended.

If anyone is interested, there is a nice SABR story here about Yankowski's life, including his service time in WWII.

[midmo]

The baseball almanac has a good list of the 500 oldest living players...

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...ll_Players.php

[byrone]

Originally Posted by midmo

The baseball almanac has a good list of the 500 oldest living players...

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...ll_Players.php

Nice list

So many players from that list of elder ballplayers were featured in "The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book", issued in 1973

From youth to elderly, man life goes fast



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gr...ubble_Gum_Book

[mike c]

George Yankowski is currently living in the villages Florida and is still active at age 96 (96). George loves to talk about his playing days and does so at many of the sports clubs in the villages.

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by midmo

The baseball almanac has a good list of the 500 oldest living players...

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...ll_Players.php

There is something wrong with that list. I have seen some of those players in action and I am just a young pup.

[midmo]

Originally Posted by carlsonjok

There is something wrong with that list. I have seen some of those players in action and I am just a young pup.

Yeah I hear ya. I was troubled by the fact the there's a player on that list (#185 Minnie Mendoza) that had his major league debut in 1970.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Glad to see George Yankowski is still going strong! I grew up in Watertown MA not far from him, and I believe he still lives there. He was my dad's HS baseball coach there in the 1950s after his brief playing career ended.

If anyone is interested, there is a nice SABR story here about Yankowski's life, including his service time in WWII.

I grew up in Waltham. I started writing players when I still lived there. It was pretty cool to write players who lived one or two towns away like him and Wilbur Wood. I remember getting his autograph in the mail back in the 1980's.