Literary birthday greetings: Joe Cronin, Rick Ferrell, Tony Kubek

October 12, 2010

To Hall of Famer Joe Cronin, who was born this date in 1906. Cronin was one of those baseball lifers who excelled as a player and then went on to have a lengthy career as a manager and front office executive.

To Hall of Famer Rick Ferrell, brother of pitching star Wes Ferrell, born this date in 1905. Rick was a six-time all star catcher.

And finally, to Tony Kubek, a stalwart member of the Yankees and a popular broadcaster after he retired from the game at the age of 29 after just nine seasons. The 1957 Rookie of the Year and three-time All-Star turns 75 today.

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