George Toma – Baseball by The Letters https://www.baseballbytheletters.com Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:09:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 22759191 Baseball History, Beyond Card Sets https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/03/02/baseball-history-beyond-card-sets/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/03/02/baseball-history-beyond-card-sets/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2012/03/02/baseball-history-beyond-card-sets/ Read more]]> The first-ever equipment
manager for the Twins
shared his career story.
A real book, still
available from
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Reflecting on yesterday’s post, I realized that so many noted names in baseball history get ignored by collectors.

Why? No cards! Nothing to get autographed.

I’ve yet to find anyone who’s posted news of an autograph from the following:

— Yosh Kawano, former Cubs equipment manager

— George Toma, member MLB Groundskeepers Hall of Fame
(Look it up. No kidding!)

— Gene Geiselman, former Cardinals trainer

— Ernie Hays, former Cardinals organist

— Dick Martin, former Twins trainer

Sure, I’d love to get questions answered by these guys, names I thought would be part of baseball forever.

Most of all, I want them to see my letter. I want them to know I remember.

What out-of-uniform names from team rosters would you add to the list?

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