Duke Magazine published this profile on Bill Werber, at 100 the oldest living ex-major leaguer, in its Sept./Oct. issue. He wrote about his experiences a few years ago in Memories of a Ballplayer: Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s
In yesterday’s Yankees-Orioles game, Emilio Navarro, who turns 103 on Sept. 26, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Here’s what The New York Times had to say in its game notes:
“[Navarro], known as Millito, was the first Puerto Rican to play in the Negro leagues, in 1928-29. He had never visited Yankee Stadium before. ‘This is a dream for me,’ he said, ‘and I think I’m in heaven.'”
Navarro then |
Navarro now |
Werber then |
Werber, more recently |
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