Douglas Gladstone
Author's posts
May 13
Leppert isn’t being treated like an All-Star now
Op-Ed – By Doug Gladstone Naples’ Don Leppert made the All-Star Game in 1963, when he was a member of the Washington Senators. Too bad he isn’t being treated like an All-Star now. Leppert, who resides on Sunrise Cay, was part of a generation of men who helped grow the game and usher in free …
Jan 22
Former Washington Senator Duckworth is among the 500 retirees w/o a MLB pension
A former Washington Senator who had a pronounced fear of flying is among the 500 retirees who don’t receive Major League Baseball (MLB) pensions. Seventy-eight-year-old James Raymond Duckworth, who was born in National City, California in May 1939, pitched for the Washington Senators from 1963 – 1966. In 1966, he also pitched for the …
Oct 31
Bud “Zipper the Ripper” Zipfel, a.k.a. “The Belleville Belter,”
Belleville, Illinois’ Bud “Zipper the Ripper” Zipfel, a.k.a. “The Belleville Belter,” Denied MLB Pension and Health Insurance My book tells the true story about a group of former big-league ballplayers denied pensions as a result of the failure of both the league and the union to retroactively amend the vesting requirement change that granted instant …
Oct 13
Retired Pitcher Living in Annapolis Denied Pension & Health Insurance by MLB
My book tells the true story about a group of former big-league ballplayers denied pensions as a result of the failure of both the league and the union to retroactively amend the vesting requirement change that granted instant pension eligibility to ballplayers in 1980. As you may know, prior to that year, ballplayers had to …
Jul 07
Senators’ Carl Bouldin was two sport standout
Carl Bouldin, who pitched for the Washington Senators in the early 1960s, is one of the nearly 900 retired baseball players who don’t receive pensions from Major League Baseball. While his career in The Show wasn’t especially memorable, what a lot of fans may not know is that he was also a member of the …
Jul 01
This Day in D.C Baseball History – Big Train’s No-Hitter
Earlier this year, Mark Hornbaker wrote a great post summarizing Walter Johnson‘s no hitter against the Boston Red Sox 92 years ago today at Fenway Park — The Big Train actually had a near perfect game through six innings. Nor surprisingly, the ball that was used to record the final out is on display at the …
Jun 18
Hannan Isn’t Helping Retirees As Much As He Could Be
So we were out at Doubleday Field, in Cooperstown, NY, watching the 4th Annual Baseball Classic that the Hall of Fame puts on every Father’s Day weekend when one of my buddies pointed out that Jim Hannan’s name was listed in the souvenir scorecard. “Hannan?,” I asked, incredulously. “James John Hannan, of Joisey City, New Jersey?” …
Jun 17
Thinking about Dave Stenhouse on this Father’s Day
To all the dads out there, I wish you a happy Father’s Day today. And here’s a special shout out to former Washington Senator Dave Stenhouse. Dave, who started the 1962 All-Star Game as a rookie hurler for the Senators, is the father of former major leaguer Michael Stenhouse and Dave Stenhouse, Jr., who regrettably never got …
Jun 14
Why is MLB Trying to Pay A Dead Washington Senator?
Outfielder Roberto Ortiz, who was born in Camaguey, Cuba in 1915, had a respectable, if abbreviated, career in The Show. In parts of six seasons, all of six games of which were played for the then-Washington Senators, from 1941-1944, and then 1949-1950, he appeared in a total of 213 games, came up to the plate …
