Monday, September 8, 2008

Gas House Gang's Don Gutteridge , 1912-2008

Don Gutteridge, the last living member of the Gas House Gang and the 1944 St. Louis Browns pennant-winning club, died Sunday at his Pittsburg, Kan., home, where he’s remembered as a “baseball icon” and a recent author. He was 96.
Birdland

One of my all-time favorite interview subjects during my 22 years as a working reporter died Sunday at age 96.
The Turner Report

“Baseball has been very, very good to me,” Don Gutteridge wrote in one of his books on his career as a player, coach, manager and scout.
The Joplin Globe

Member of the Gas House Gang St. Louis Cardinals and the club’s oldest former player passes away.
The Birdhouse

Don Gutteridge, the last living member of the Gashouse Gang and a part of the pennant-winning St. Louis Browns club, died Sunday afternoon (Sept. 7, 2008) at his home in Pittsburg, Kan., a friend of the family confirmed. He was 96.
STL Today

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