InTheDriversSeat Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 http://culvercityobserver.com/story/2016/0...-Star/5393.html He played in 67 games during AL pennant winning 1959 season. Also played for Cubs 1961-1962. http://www.baseball-reference.com/register...id=mcanan001jam My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks for sharing. He got decent playing time for the pennant winning team, and recall seeing him at the reunion in 2009. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palehose1 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There is almost nobody left that played with the 1959 championship team. Jim Landis is in very poor health. Jim Rivera & Luis Aparicio are still around. So are a couple of backups - Sammy Esposito & John Romano. That's abut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Lopez's Ghost Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 QUOTE (palehose1 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 04:52 PM) There is almost nobody left that played with the 1959 championship team. Jim Landis is in very poor health. Jim Rivera & Luis Aparicio are still around. So are a couple of backups - Sammy Esposito & John Romano. That's abut it. Pitcher Barry Latman still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 McAnany came up in 1959 and sort of platooned with Jim Rivera in RF. I remember he hit over .400 in minors - probably 1958. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 QUOTE (palehose1 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 04:52 PM) There is almost nobody left that played with the 1959 championship team. Jim Landis is in very poor health. Jim Rivera & Luis Aparicio are still around. So are a couple of backups - Sammy Esposito & John Romano. That's abut it. Morbid? Maybe. 40 players total - 25 dead/15 alive Still Alive- Age Jim Rivera - 94 Turk Lown - 91 Rudy Arias - 84 Joe Stanka - 84 Sammy Esposito - 84 Lou Skizas - 83 Joe Hicks - 82 Jim Landis- 81 Luis Aparicio - 81 Johnny Romano - 81 Ken McBride - 80 Barry Latman - 79 JC Martin - 79 Gary Peters - 78 Claude Raymond - 78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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