Big hair, big heart.

January 31, 2018 12:56 PM

RIP Oscar Gamble, 68. Known for his giant afro and lefty power. The face of a popular Topps baseball card.
posted by Capt. Renault (11 comments total)

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(I have zero idea how to do an afro in just text.)
posted by Samizdata at 1:08 PM on January 31, 2018

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1968 after he was scouted by Buck O'Neil

Wow - had no idea about the Buck O'Neil connection.

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posted by COD at 1:33 PM on January 31, 2018 [1 favorite]

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posted by 4ster at 1:40 PM on January 31, 2018

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posted by Lyme Drop at 1:51 PM on January 31, 2018

Saw him play in Cleveland vs Oakland. May 1974 - first MLB game I ever attended.
posted by davebush at 2:14 PM on January 31, 2018 [2 favorites]

They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
posted by belarius at 3:38 PM on January 31, 2018 [6 favorites]

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posted by Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner at 4:52 PM on January 31, 2018

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Thanks to belarius, for citing that indelible quote.
posted by ivanthenotsoterrible at 5:26 PM on January 31, 2018

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posted by rhizome at 9:36 PM on January 31, 2018

He had a bad defensive rep and played for a Yankees team loaded with bats, which limited his playing time. But he could flat out hit.
posted by Quindar Beep at 7:09 AM on February 1, 2018

I was all set to ponder how few Yankees players never won a Series, but then I looked it up and apparently it's almost everybody who's played for them in the last 55 years.
posted by rhizome at 10:16 AM on February 1, 2018