The Oldest "Philly" Player
Jessie Bible sent this in:
I thought you might be interested in this story. It is about a man who is 110 years old who used to play professional ball - even prior to the Negro leagues. No one knew he was alive, but he was recently "discovered" in a nursing home. He lived at 17th & Bainbridge Streets - so he's quite local.
September 26, 2006 Baseball’s Oldest Old-Timer Opens a Window By ALAN SCHWARZ
Silas Simmons, 110, pitched and played outfield in the equivalent of the black major leagues until at least 1929.
I thought you might be interested in this story. It is about a man who is 110 years old who used to play professional ball - even prior to the Negro leagues. No one knew he was alive, but he was recently "discovered" in a nursing home. He lived at 17th & Bainbridge Streets - so he's quite local.
September 26, 2006 Baseball’s Oldest Old-Timer Opens a Window By ALAN SCHWARZ
Silas Simmons, 110, pitched and played outfield in the equivalent of the black major leagues until at least 1929.
posted by M Clark at 9/26/2006 12:38:00 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks Jessie, I really appreciated reading this article!
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