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Longtime Oriole Hendricks dead at 64
SI.com ^ | 22 December 2005 | AP

Posted on 12/22/2005 1:25:31 PM PST by MikefromOhio

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Elrod Hendricks, who spent nearly four decades as a player and coach with the Baltimore Orioles, died Wednesday. He was 64.

Hendricks died at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, hospital spokeswoman Allison Eatough said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Acting Lt. Will Bethea of the Anne Arundel County fire department said the department received a call at 8:17 p.m. that Hendricks was unconscious at a hotel near Baltimore-Washington International Airport. A fire department ambulance took him to the hospital.

Hendricks got most of the playing time at catcher for the Orioles on teams that went to three consecutive World Series from 1969-71, sharing duties with Andy Etchebarren.

Hendricks also played briefly for the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees during a 12-year major league career that lasted from 1968-79. He went 4-for-11 (.364) with a home run and four RBIs to help Baltimore defeat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series.

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KEYWORDS: baltimore; elrodhendricks; hendricks; mlb; obituary; orioles
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

yeah....

late 80s up to 1997 for me....then I moved to Ohio and only caught them on the TV....

I was going to a game during Cal's last year. The game was against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001.

I still have those tickets.


41 posted on 12/22/2005 6:27:42 PM PST by MikefromOhio (It's amazing that a guy says he wants to nuke parts of America ON FR, but he doesn't get zotted)
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To: MikeinIraq

Wow!


42 posted on 12/22/2005 6:54:26 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: MikeinIraq; Mr. Buzzcut

John Miller!

I grew up with him. Damn Angelos.


43 posted on 12/22/2005 7:09:30 PM PST by nicollo (All economics are politics)
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

yep.

I had them framed along with the Ripken Rookie cards I have....


44 posted on 12/22/2005 7:10:32 PM PST by MikefromOhio (It's amazing that a guy says he wants to nuke parts of America ON FR, but he doesn't get zotted)
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To: nicollo
John Miller!

I grew up with him. Damn Angelos.

I think the guy I started with was Bill O'Donnell.

Something about baseball on the radio ... It's kinda like background music for your youthful summers!

45 posted on 12/22/2005 7:14:41 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: MikeinIraq
I had them framed along with the Ripken Rookie cards I have....

I think I had a coupla those ... but back then, they were just cards!

The manager of the 1983 O's, Joe Altobelli, is "Mr. Baseball" here in Rochester.

He still does the color on the Red Wings radiocasts and is a joy to listen to.

46 posted on 12/22/2005 7:16:21 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

yeah...

I have all 4 of them, and I had the big one, The Topps Traded rookie card, signed.


47 posted on 12/22/2005 7:21:53 PM PST by MikefromOhio (It's amazing that a guy says he wants to nuke parts of America ON FR, but he doesn't get zotted)
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To: MikeinIraq

What about the Billy Ripken card with the profanity printed on his bat? ;)


48 posted on 12/22/2005 7:25:27 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

I have that one too :)

or I did. It's probably still in my parent's attic somewhere :)


49 posted on 12/22/2005 7:26:35 PM PST by MikefromOhio (It's amazing that a guy says he wants to nuke parts of America ON FR, but he doesn't get zotted)
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To: MikeinIraq
We had the unique opportunity here in Rochester to have the younger Ripken and the younger Gretzky (Keith) play for our teams.

Apparently, blood is not a sure indicator of talent!

50 posted on 12/22/2005 7:28:43 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: nicollo; Mr. Buzzcut; MikeinIraq

For the record, Mark Belanger died in 1998 at the age of 54. He couldn't hit a lick but between Brooks on one side and Johnson or Grich on the other, not much got through that infield. I'm not an O's fan really, but it is true they were a model franchise for probably 30 years. I grew up in SE PA and used to hear the Birds games on WBAL -- Chuck Thompson (who also died not that long ago) and Frank Messer and Bill O'Donnell doing the games. Ess-Kay Quality Meats and Utz Potato Chips and National Bo were the sponsors. Many fond memories of Memorial Stadium for this Yankee fan (except for finding a place to park, that is.) I thought that was a wonderful park, but it has been so overshadowed by Camden Yards that people forget what a nice, low-key, homey place to play it was. Does anybody else out there remember Dugout Chatter with Jim West?


51 posted on 12/22/2005 7:33:52 PM PST by speedy
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

heh :)


52 posted on 12/22/2005 7:36:03 PM PST by MikefromOhio (It's amazing that a guy says he wants to nuke parts of America ON FR, but he doesn't get zotted)
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To: speedy
Ah... right ... Thompson and Messer ...!

Grich was part of one of the best AAA teams ever here in 1971.

I bummed 5 bucks off him at Silver Stadium the night he was inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame circa 1989!

Remember the eye black he always wore?

53 posted on 12/22/2005 7:36:55 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: Mr. Buzzcut; cardinal4

Joe Altobelli went to Eastern High School in Detroit with my Uncle Joe. And then the Tigers beat the Padres the next year's World Series (1984). Last shot at the Tigers' glory.


54 posted on 12/22/2005 7:42:50 PM PST by Ax
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To: IndyTiger
Weaver eventually got tossed from the game

That's what Earl did best!

55 posted on 12/22/2005 7:46:17 PM PST by Boiler Plate
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

I do remember the Orioles seemed loaded forever back in those days -- Grich and Baylor led the pack -- there was also a guy named Roger Freed (also deceased) who looked like he might have been the best hitter of the lot, but he never really made it. Coggins, Bumbry, DeCinces, Dauer, Wayne Garland, Don Hood, Jesse Jefferson, Ross Grimsley -- a lot of those guys with promise passed through Rochester on their way to Baltimore.


56 posted on 12/22/2005 8:09:44 PM PST by speedy
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To: speedy
The best lot we had (aside from 1971) was prolly '76 when we graduated Dennis Martinez, Scott McGregor, Mike Flanagan, Eddie Murray, Rich Dauer and maybe Gary Roenicke to the big club.

I believe Freed still has the Rochester franchise record for homers.

57 posted on 12/22/2005 8:35:21 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: Ax
Alto is one of those guys who is a baseball lifer.

His stories are priceless. I think the guys who weren't great players have the best tales ...

He was a great manager here and for the O's!

58 posted on 12/22/2005 8:37:53 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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To: Mr. Buzzcut

That's an amazing group to come from one team. If memory serves, the O's broke their long-term relationship with Rochester not too long ago. Too bad; it was quite a history. One more bad Angelos legacy.

I remember another promising Orioles prospect, George "Storm" Davis -- a Palmer protege. He had a few decent years in the majors, but nothing like the expectations.


59 posted on 12/22/2005 8:47:54 PM PST by speedy
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To: speedy
Yup ... 42 years ... 5 straight brutal, losing seasons (after a pretty firm ultimatum) ... caused us to switch to Minnesota.

I had mixed emotions. As an O's fan, it was great to see all the prospects come thru here -- but there weren't anymore prospects.

The Twins have a great farm system, though they don't have the $$$ the O's had.

60 posted on 12/22/2005 8:53:34 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god ... visit The Ponderosa .... www.vandelay.com ... DEATH BEFORE DHIMMITUDE)
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