Sunday, October 02, 2005

Alfonso Ramon Lopez


Trivia time – The NY Yankees were in every World Series but two from 1949 to 1964. The Cleveland Indians (1954) and Chicago White Sox (1959) were the American League representatives in those two. What did they have in common?

They had the same manager, Al Lopez.

Born: August 20, 1908, in Tampa, Florida.
ML Debut: 9/27/1928......Primary Uniform #: 42
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1977.

At age 97, he is currently the oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Check out what he has said about his career.

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