the mystery of Harry Lunte -- AND W. Hershberger

Here's why (as you probably know, SOM has a policy of including some smalltime players of historical interest):

I did not know that. Is Rod Gaspar included because he was on the 69 Mets? Where's Bobby Pfeil then NEVER MIND -he didn't play in postseason right?

The first reply above shows I was wrong abput the two guys I mentioned, but, yes, at some pont I definitely remember that SOM chose some ATGs because they were interesting as baseball anecdotes more than as great players.

Anybody want to confirm this?

I'd like to seem some more TEAMS added vs all superstars

Wikipedia has entries for Marty Bergen (baseball) and Marty A. Bergen "an American Bridge player and writer".

Marty Bergen had a brother Bill, also catcher in the major leagues. This is from baseballhistoryblog.com

Just heard a presentation today at my local SABR chapter meeting that catcher Doc Powers of the Philadelphia A's was injured after running into the wall chasing a foul popup at the first game ever played at Shibe Park on April 12, 1909. He died two weeks later from intestinal injuries suffered from that collision, and is presumably the first major leaguer to die from injuries sustained from an on-field injury.

Although before he died, Powers said he became ill from eating a cheese sandwich before the game.

It seems we have some fans of death and baseball. If you have a little time, I recommend Stephen King's short story "Blockade Billy".

It seems we have some fans of death and baseball. If you have a little time, I recommend Stephen King's short story "Blockade Billy".

Robert Coover's "The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop." is even more apropos

from wikipedia:

J. Henry Waugh is an accountant, albeit an unhappy one. However, each night after he comes home from work, Henry immerses himself in a world of his choosing: a baseball league in which every action is ruled by the dice.

The novel opens with the excitement of a perfect game in progress. Henry, as owner of every team in the league, is flush with pride in the young rookie, who is pitching this rarest of rare games: Damon Rutherford, "son" of one of the league's all-time greats.

When the young hurler completes the miracle game, Henry's life lights up. Giddy with happiness, Henry pushes himself and his league to the limits as he plays game after game so that he can see the young boy pitch again.

As fate would have it, the rookie Rutherford is killed by a bean-ball, a rare play from "the Extraordinary Occurrences Chart" in the game that Henry has invented and has used to see fifty-six "seasons" to conclusion. That Henry is also fifty-six marks a turning point in Henry's life. The "death" of the young pitcher on the table-top affects the real-life Henry in ways unimaginable. As Henry's personal life spirals out of control, he finally arrives at the solution that will save his league, his creation, and, ultimately, his sanity.

it just gets weirder

of the 14 position players on my roster, I have not only Lunte and Hershberger but also Luis Salazar:

"On March 9, 2011, he was struck in the face by a foul ball hit by Braves catcher Brian McCann during a spring training game between the Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was airlifted to a local hospital to undergo surgery. Salazar had his left eye removed on March 15, 2011 due to the injuries he sustained from the incident."

it just gets weirder

of the 14 position players on my roster, I have not only Lunte and Hershberger but also Luis Salazar:

"On March 9, 2011, he was struck in the face by a foul ball hit by Braves catcher Brian McCann during a spring training game between the Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was airlifted to a local hospital to undergo surgery. Salazar had his left eye removed on March 15, 2011 due to the injuries he sustained from the incident."

Wow. I never even want to be in a LEAGUE with YOU.

While on the topic, I remember the episode of The Munsters where Herman Munster was recruited to play in the big leagues by Leo Duorcher. He can be the cleanup hitter for the all-macabre team.