Sports obituaries

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Dick Hyde, a relief pitcher in the late 1950s for the original Washington Senators, died on 4/15 at age 91.

After a late season call-up to the Senators in 1955, he returned and became a key performer for Washington's bullpen from 1957-59. His best year was 1958, when he finished with a 10-3 record, a 1.75 ERA and led the AL with 44 games finished and 19 saves. He also served on the Senators' staff in 1960, before closing out his time in The Show with the Orioles in 1961.

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Bart Johnson, a pitcher whose entire career was spent with the White Sox, died on 4/22 at age 70.

Johnson served both out of the bullpen and as a starter between 1969 and 1977 (did not play in 1975). His best season was 1974, when he went 10-4 with a 2.74 ERA and 8 complete games.

Dave Miedema

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Jim Tucker, a power forward who played in the NBA during the 1950s, died on 5/14 at age 87.

Tucker, who played in 3 seasons with the Syracuse Nationals, had his debut in the Association on 1/30/1955. Although he only appeared in 20 regular season games, he experienced what many NBA legends never did...being part off an NBA Championship team in 1954-55, his rookie season. He played in 70 games in 1955-56, and then ended his career after 9 games in 1956-57.

Dave Miedema





Jim Tucker on left, dark uniform.

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Bobby Locke, a RHP, mostly in relief, who spent 1959and most of the 1960's in The Show, died on 6/4 at age 86.

L0ocke made it up to the majors in 1959, pitching for 3 seasons with the indians. He appeared in 1 game for the 1962 Cardinals, then was dealt to the Phillies, where he strode the mound through 1964. After spending 1965 with the Reds, he missed the next season in MLB, before ending is career with 2 years of mound work for the Angels (1967-68). In '67, in 9 games he went 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA.

Dave Miedema