Former Senator Umphlett dies

[sox83cubs84]

Tom Umphlett, an OF for 3 years in the American League in the 1950s, died September 21 at age 82. Umphlett was a member of the Red Sox in 1953, and played for the original Washington Senators in 1954-55.



(Courtesy Baseball Almanac)

Dave Miedema

[trsent]

Dave, what took so long to report this? I knew he passed two weeks ago but I was waiting for you to catch up to the news. Do you wait to receive Baseball Digest in the mail still to get your death notices?

By the way, is Baseball Digest still in business? That book used to be the bible to get in the mail. Now we have this keyboard and screen so we don't need a magazine to tell us what's up in the world.

[sox83cubs84]

Dave, what took so long to report this? I knew he passed two weeks ago but I was waiting for you to catch up to the news. Do you wait to receive Baseball Digest in the mail still to get your death notices?

By the way, is Baseball Digest still in business? That book used to be the bible to get in the mail. Now we have this keyboard and screen so we don't need a magazine to tell us what's up in the world.

I get my obits from 2 sources if they aren't in the general news reports: Baseball Almanac and Baseball Reference (both websites). Neither had it posted until Baseball Almanac made reference to it the day I made the post.

Dave Miedema

[trsent]

I get my obits from 2 sources if they aren't in the general news reports: Baseball Almanac and Baseball Reference (both websites). Neither had it posted until Baseball Almanac made reference to it the day I made the post.

Dave Miedema

But my main question is do they still publish Baseball Digest?

[sox83cubs84]

But my main question is do they still publish Baseball Digest?

I'm not sure...I rarely read magazines or newspapers anymore.

Dave Miedema

[MSpecht]

Here you go Joel and Dave...

http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Diges...t+subscription

[trsent]

Here you go Joel and Dave...

http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Diges...t+subscription

Six issues a year - Must be a large magazine format. I loved the old smaller format - That was a great magazine to read growing up!

[sox83cubs84]

Agreed, Joel...it was a favorite of mine in my youth, as well.

Dave M.