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Willard Hershberger

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:22 am
by tdkearns
Never heard this story before.


1940 Color- @Reds at Wrigley Field. They are wearing black arm bands in honor of troubled teammate Willard Hershberger, who tragically took his own life in August of that year after blaming himself for two late season losses.

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Re: Willard Hershberger

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:59 pm
by murphy3
Little known fact: high school teammate and best friend of Arky Vaughan. Very sad.

Re: Willard Hershberger

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:36 pm
by FrankieT
Wow.

Re: Willard Hershberger

PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:25 am
by wolfefan
Yeah, it was very sad. He was quite a decent backup catcher and had a future. He'd been playing a lot because Ernie Lombardi was out with an injury, and Lombardi blamed himself for the death.