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By education and experience - Accountant with a specialty in taxation. Formerly a CPA (license has lapsed). Masters degree in law of taxation from University of Denver. Now retired. Part time work during baseball season as receptionist & switchboard operator for the Colorado Rockies. This gig feeds my soul in ways I have trouble articulating. One daughter, and four grandchildren. I share the house with two cats; a big goof of a cat called Grinch (named as a joke for his easy going "whatever" disposition); and Lady, a shelter adoptee with a regal bearing and sweet little soprano voice. I would be very bereft if it ever becomes necessary to keep house without a cat.
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The Ointment Lady
Eric's question on Sunday evening's post set me to wondering. I have a hard cover copy of The Baseball Encyclopedia. It's probably at least 15 years old by now, and not much help for looking up current players, but for historical statistics it's great.
The name the woman mentioned doesn't show up in that list of players at all.
Google brings up a minor league reference database, which lists a pitcher by that name, who played for four seasons with three different teams in the late 1940's. He had a career ERA of 3.24. The time frame is correct. There is no way to tell from this listing if he ever had any time in St Louis or any contact with Jack Rothrock, who figured prominently in the Sunday caller's description of the wonderful ointment she needed to discuss with Rockies manager Jim Tracy at the earliest opportunity.
I suppose her husband, who would not have been old enough to vote during his brief minor league career, might have been a non roster invitee to one or two spring training sessions. But I'm confident he never pitched for the Cardinals. In her conversations with me, she kept mentioning "the Gas House Gang" and not referencing the Cardinals at all. She was taken aback (only briefly) when I told her that, yes, I knew which team she meant.
This kind of phone call is one of the many reasons I enjoy my assignment at Coors Field so much.
Thanks to Eric for piquing my curiosity and sending me looking for more information!
Dodgers in town for two games, then back to the tax accounting office until that whole grind is over for another year.
The name the woman mentioned doesn't show up in that list of players at all.
Google brings up a minor league reference database, which lists a pitcher by that name, who played for four seasons with three different teams in the late 1940's. He had a career ERA of 3.24. The time frame is correct. There is no way to tell from this listing if he ever had any time in St Louis or any contact with Jack Rothrock, who figured prominently in the Sunday caller's description of the wonderful ointment she needed to discuss with Rockies manager Jim Tracy at the earliest opportunity.
I suppose her husband, who would not have been old enough to vote during his brief minor league career, might have been a non roster invitee to one or two spring training sessions. But I'm confident he never pitched for the Cardinals. In her conversations with me, she kept mentioning "the Gas House Gang" and not referencing the Cardinals at all. She was taken aback (only briefly) when I told her that, yes, I knew which team she meant.
This kind of phone call is one of the many reasons I enjoy my assignment at Coors Field so much.
Thanks to Eric for piquing my curiosity and sending me looking for more information!
Dodgers in town for two games, then back to the tax accounting office until that whole grind is over for another year.
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