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MLB Iconic Baseball Players we Lost

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Among those that passed in this incredibly difficult year 2020, there were eight iconic baseball players, seven of them enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Also a local lifetime baseball executive. Here is the list, date of passing and where.

Al Kaline – April 6 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Hall of Fame)

Tom Seaver – August 31 Calistoga, California (Hall of Fame)

Lou Brock – September 6 St Louis, Missouri (Hall of Fame)

Whitey Ford – October 8 Lake Success, New York (Hall of Fame)

Bob Gibson – October 2 Omaha, Nebraska (Hall of Fame)

Joe Morgan – October 11 Danville, California (Hall of Fame)

Dick Allen – December 7 Wampum, Pennsylvania

Phil Niekro – December 26 Flowery Branch, Georgia (Hall of Fame)

On September 19 – Gary Hughes, 79 years old. Legendary Baseball Executive, coach and Scout. (Bay Area)

May they all Rest in Peace.

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