palehose1 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Little Looie, turns 86 today, the last living starter from the 1959 World Series team. Only a few role players are left like Lou Skizas & J.C. Martin who both had a cup of coffee with the 59 Sox. Luis was the first baseball player I met, along with Pete Ward in the summer of 1969 when they showed up to sign autographs at the store behind my house on the Southwest Side. As a 7 year old that was when I became a White Sox fan for life. Best of health to you Luis, one of the Sox (and baseball's) best. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 He was a dandy. Also the subject of two really dumb trades, especially the first one to Baltimore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie’s Cuban Cigar Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 JC Martin was my college baseball coach for 1 year. Just a great southern guy, with some classic lines. One game against the Univ of South Carolina, we were getting beat badly early on....JC turns To a group of us in the dugout and in a manner only he could say. “Whooo weeee ...it’s a good thing they paid is be fo the game boys”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWINFan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Luis has to rank as the best White Sox shortstop during the past 70 years. Smart player. When he aged and lost some of his range, he studied hitters so he knew where he should position himself. Always carried himself as a real pro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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