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RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

G-Fafif Nov 20 2022 05:18 PM

We have lost our oldest living Met at 95. https://www.baseballhappenings.net/2022/11/dave-hillman-oldest-living-met-and-red.html

whippoorwill Nov 20 2022 05:57 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

sh-o-o-o-m-m-m… Can't beat a quote like that one! RIP

Edgy MD Nov 20 2022 07:41 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

Love that he lived in Kingsport.

roger_that Nov 21 2022 04:22 AM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

So who's the newest oldest now?

G-Fafif Nov 21 2022 05:19 AM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

According to UMDB, Frank Thomas.

MFS62 Nov 21 2022 11:54 AM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

He was the first person I had ever heard about with the first name Darius. He was also the first person I had ever heard about with the middle name Dutton. RIP Later

Benjamin Grimm Nov 21 2022 12:00 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

=G-Fafif post_id=113279 time=1669033162 user_id=55] According to UMDB, Frank Thomas.

Frank Thomas is 93 years, 163 days old.



Felix Mantilla (88 years, 115 days) moves into the Top Ten. J.C. Martin (85 years, 343 days) into the Top Twenty, and Joe Torre (82 years, 126 days) into the Top Forty.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 21 2022 12:22 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

=MFS62 post_id=113297 time=1669056869 user_id=60] He was also the first person I had ever heard about with the middle name Dutton.

Who was the second?

MFS62 Nov 21 2022 12:54 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=113299 time=1669058559 user_id=68] =MFS62 post_id=113297 time=1669056869 user_id=60] He was also the first person I had ever heard about with the middle name Dutton.

Who was the second?

Once I found one, there was no reason to keep looking.

Later

G-Fafif Nov 23 2022 06:52 PM Re: RIP Dave Hillman, 1927-2022

Twenty-nine games as Mets combined for the two Mets we've most recently lost. One appreciation of Dave Hillman and Chuck Carr here.