David Russell Bell, Jr., nicknamed “Gus,” was born November 15, 1928 in Louisville, Kentucky. Bell’s parents so admired catcher Gus Mancuso they nicknamed their son Gus, but instead of a catcher, he became a power-hitting outfielder.
Archive for May, 2008
Baseball HP 0822: Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson Arthur Jenkins, nicknamed “Fergie,” was born December 13, 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Canada’s first Hall of Fame member, Fergie Jenkins used pinpoint control and effectively changed speeds to win 284 games.
Baseball HP 0821: Don Cardwell
Donald Eugene Cardwell was born December 7, 1935 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As a right-handed pitcher, he played for five National League teams from 1957 to 1970. Cardwell signed with the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1954. He debuted in 1957 and struggled in three seasons with the Phillies, winning 16 games while losing 24 as a spot starter.
Baseball HP 0820: Sam Jones
Samuel “Sam” Jones was born December 14, 1925 in Stewartsville, Ohio. Known as Red in the Negro leagues for his reddish complexion, in the majors Jones became Sad Sam, after the original Sad Sam Jones, and Toothpick Sam for the toothpick he always chewed on the mound.
