[Ron Harvot]

Passing of Don Baylor

by Ron Harvot on Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:13 pm

Don Baylor, Former MVP and Manager of the Year, Dead at 68

"Don Baylor, the 1979 AL MVP with the California Angels who went on to become manager of the year with the Colorado Rockies in 1995, died Monday of cancer. He was 68.

Baylor died in his hometown of Austin, Texas, after a 14-year battle with multiple myeloma, his family said in a news release from the Angels ...

Baylor played in all 162 games in 1979 and led the majors with career bests of 139 RBIs and 120 runs. He also had career highs in homers (36) and hits (186) while helping the Angels to the American League West title before they lost to Baltimore in the AL championship series.

When the stocky Baylor retired, he had been hit by pitches a then-record 267 times, and led the majors in that category seven times. He also had 285 steals, most of them early in his career. That included a career-high 52 with Oakland in 1976."

Link to full text of article:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/don-baylor-former-mvp-manager-year-dead-68-n790281

Sad day!.

He battled multiple myeloma for 14 years.

[Ron Harvot]

Re: Passing of Don Baylor

by Ron Harvot on Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:01 pm

Another baseball great, Mel Stottlemyre, a former pitcher with the Yankees and coach with Seattle, has been fighting multiple myeloma for 18 years.

Here is an article written last year around Father's day about Mel and his family coping with the disease.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mel-stottlemyre-on-fathers-day-courage-tragedy-and-an-unbreakable-family-bond/

[Stann]

Re: Passing of Don Baylor

by Stann on Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:34 am

Thanks Ron for posting.

[bhagya]

Re: Passing of Don Baylor

by bhagya on Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:44 am

18 years .. 14 years.. They really gave a tough fight. Brave Warriors!

[Mike F]

Re: Passing of Don Baylor

by Mike F on Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:55 pm

I also saw that Lou Brock announced on or around July 28 that he is "cancer free" after getting treatment for multiple myeloma. I don't know that I'd use that terminology myself, but it's great news for him, however he wants to phrase it. He was diagnosed in April, is 78, and has had a leg amputated for diabetes, so I am pretty sure he's just received some variant of drug therapy that worked well for him.