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DODGER DEB
05-27-2007, 02:51 PM
I just noticed today that DAVE JOLLY, a Relief Pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 thru 1957, passed away at age 38.
His best year was 1954 with an 11-6 Record in 47 Games and 10 Saves.
I know I just recently asked this quesion about pitcher, Vern Bickford, but does anyone know the circumstances of his dying so young? Seems like this Braves team had too many who did.
c.
THE OX
05-27-2007, 03:58 PM
Looks like the Big C took Dave Jolly's life, too, DodgerDeb. Brain tumor.
Link:
http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Jolly.Dave.Obit.html
DODGER DEB
05-27-2007, 05:26 PM
Looks like the Big C took Dave Jolly's life, too, DodgerDeb. Brain tumor.
Link:
http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Jolly.Dave.Obit.html
Thank you, THE OX!
I ask these questions because I knew these names, as they came into OUR Ebbets Field to play OUR DODGERS.
It is really so sad!
c.
I just noticed today that DAVE JOLLY, a Relief Pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 thru 1957, passed away at age 38.
His best year was 1954 with an 11-6 Record in 47 Games and 10 Saves.
I know I just recently asked this quesion about pitcher, Vern Bickford, but does anyone know the circumstances of his dying so young? Seems like this Braves team had too many who did.
c.
I think you may have Dave Jolly's age wrong
I think Dave Jolly's age may be incorrect
Sorry for the double reply. The 1st one did not appear to have gone through.
tonypug
11-20-2007, 07:11 PM
I think you may have Dave Jolly's age wrong
According to the records, Jolly was 38 when he passed away. He was also a good hitting pitcher, 298 over his career.
Dave Jolly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Jolly (October 14, 1924 - May 27, 1963) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 6'0", 165 lb. right-hander was a native of Stony Point, North Carolina. He was signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent before the 1946 season. After pitching in the Browns, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees organizations, he was drafted by the Boston Braves from the Yankees in the 1952 rule V draft (December 1). He played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1957.
Jolly made his major league debut in relief on May 9, 1953 against the Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee County Stadium. From 1953 to 1957, the first five years that the Braves were in Milwaukee, he was second on the pitching staff with 158 relief appearances, an average of almost 32 per season. During those seasons the closer's job was held at different times by Lew Burdette, Ernie Johnson, Jolly, and Don McMahon.
His best season was 1954, when he was 11-6 with 10 saves and a 2.43 earned run average in 47 games. He finished in the National League Top Ten for winning percentage, games pitched, games finished, and saves.
Career totals for 160 games (159 as a pitcher) include a record of 16-14, 1 game started, 0 complete games, 82 games finished, 19 saves, and an ERA of 3.77. He wielded a strong bat for a pitcher, going 14-for-48 (.292) with 1 home run, 7 runs batted in, and 8 runs scored.
On October 15, 1957 Jolly was purchased from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants, but never again pitched in a big league game.
He died at the age of 38 in Durham, North Carolina.
Trivia
Jolly's minor league record from 1946 to 1952 was 58-49 with a 3.80 ERA.
His nickname was "Gabby."
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 03:27 AM
Dave Jolly Milwaukee
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 03:28 AM
Dave Jolly Braves
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 03:29 AM
Dave Jolly Milwaukee Braves
tonypug
11-21-2007, 06:22 AM
Thanks Leo and Pete, any chance of seeing the backs of those cards, Pete. They contain a wealth of information.
I found a few, but I'll leave it up to Pistol Pete, he's so good at finding things.
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 11:49 AM
tonypug: those cards are difficult to read (done by my old camera).
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 11:54 AM
Thanks Leo and Pete, any chance of seeing the backs of those cards, Pete. They contain a wealth of information. here goes nuthin'
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 11:55 AM
not really worth the effort. sorry.
tonypug
11-21-2007, 12:14 PM
It looks good to me, thanks for trying.
not really worth the effort. sorry.
Never send a boy to do a man's job.
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 12:36 PM
Never send a boy to do a man's job.Jackie42/LeoD: a certain percentage of your posts here at BB-F are very nice pictures of old time baseball. a LARGE percentage of your non-picture posts are snotty, offensive, and down-right odious. you may change your name, but you remain intractably rude.
Jackie42/LeoD: a certain percentage of your posts here at BB-F are very nice pictures of old time baseball. a LARGE percentage of your non-picture posts are snotty, offensive, and down-right odious. you may change your name, but you remain intractably rude.
Send me some more threatening Pm's, the next one I'll pass on to Sean.
penncentralpete
11-21-2007, 01:27 PM
Send me some more threatening Pm's, the next one I'll pass on to Sean.send sean the pm! he'll agree with every word of it! there are no threats. it merely asked you not to get PERSONAL and to lose the attitude like you're better than others here. go ahead, send it to him. no sweat!
shotten1947
11-21-2007, 02:46 PM
Jackie42/LeoD: a certain percentage of your posts here at BB-F are very nice pictures of old time baseball. a LARGE percentage of your non-picture posts are snotty, offensive, and down-right odious. you may change your name, but you remain intractably rude.
Jackie42 I thought Leod's posts looked familiar. You may have changed your name but you are still the same surly mean spirited person, you always have been. How long before you are banned from here again? Your never going to change are you?
dodger dynamo
11-21-2007, 10:20 PM
we should never get personal, for i've experienced it myself. I know pete was trying and doing his best, someone asked for help and pete was ready to try. fuzzy picture or not I found seeing the object, "back of the card" which I had never seen before very cool. love seeing the old history. let's appreciate eveybody's efforts. we're trying in our limited way to piece back together a historical thread. jolly, bickford all those guy's were cool, because back then baseball was baseball. remember when we used to watch tv with tin foil on the antenna and we were so happy to get a glimmer of a picture through the snow. watched many things in a snow storm even in the summer and all of it was great. that sense of accomplishment at getting anything. pete compared to never seeing that card and all the bad reception I viewed through. your picture might have been as crystal clear as I could ever get, so it looked good to me. let's continue to help each other. battlin bake, the dodger dynamo
dodger dynamo
11-21-2007, 10:38 PM
p.s it wasn't really very fuzzy at all. battlin bake, the dodger dynamo
dodger dynamo
11-21-2007, 11:53 PM
hey, what was on the land where braves field was built. wonder if it has anything to do with the deaths. battlin bake, the dodger dynamo
tonypug
11-22-2007, 06:37 AM
we should never get personal, for i've experienced it myself. I know pete was trying and doing his best, someone asked for help and pete was ready to try. fuzzy picture or not I found seeing the object, "back of the card" which I had never seen before very cool. love seeing the old history. let's appreciate eveybody's efforts. we're trying in our limited way to piece back together a historical thread. jolly, bickford all those guy's were cool, because back then baseball was baseball. remember when we used to watch tv with tin foil on the antenna and we were so happy to get a glimmer of a picture through the snow. watched many things in a snow storm even in the summer and all of it was great. that sense of accomplishment at getting anything. pete compared to never seeing that card and all the bad reception I viewed through. your picture might have been as crystal clear as I could ever get, so it looked good to me. let's continue to help each other. battlin bake, the dodger dynamo
Excellent point. I asked for something and received what I asked for
like I said I thought it was very clear. You can learn so much about baseball history just from reading the backs of the old baseball cards. Thanks again Pete.
penncentralpete
11-22-2007, 07:34 AM
tonypug (robert): you are very welcome. i'm just trying to have fun here and enjoy the baseball memories. MOST of us are here for the same reason(s).
tonypug
11-23-2007, 02:18 PM
tonypug (robert): you are very welcome. i'm just trying to have fun here and enjoy the baseball memories. MOST of us are here for the same reason(s).
This is supposed to be all about having fun, some people I guess are just clueless.