Al Brancato,A's Shortstop, Youngest Of living 1930s MLB Players Turns 90

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Al Brancato. a shortstop who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939 to 1941 and again in 1945 turned 90 today, (May 29, '09). He is the youngest surviving player from the 1930s. He ranks 23rd in age among those who played in the 1930s and 62nd overall in age among all living players, according to Wikipedia.
I posted the entire list of living 1930s players in the 'History Of The Game' section.

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I interviewed Brancato at his home last summer in the Philadelphia area, as well on the phone. Very gracious and accommodating. Had the misfortune of being a middle infielder in the Dodgers organization in the early 1950's when they had Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. He was very solid in AAA after returning from WWII but never received the call back to the bigs.