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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Former Astros manager, Beaumont-native Hatton dead at 90

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posted on April 11, 2013 at 09:34 PM by Repoz to astros, obit | 6 comment(s)

RIP, Grady Hatton…or as we used to call him The Creeper.

Grady Hatton Jr., a Beaumont-native, major league baseball player and manager of the Houston Astros, died Thursday morning from causes relating to cancer, his daughter-in-law said.

Hatton was born in Beaumont and played in the majors from 1946-60 after attending the University of Texas-Austin. He made his major league debut on April 16, 1946 as a 23-year-old second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1952, he was named a National ...

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1. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on November 26, 2012 at 09:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just a few days after his late father's 100th birthday, too.

2. jwb posted on November 26, 2012 at 10:40 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hal Trosky, Jr. or Leon Trotsky, Jr.?

3. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on November 26, 2012 at 10:58 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Huh. I had no idea Trosky had a son who was a ballplayer.

His SABR bio is pretty interesting.

4. BDC

posted on November 26, 2012 at 11:52 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thanks for posting that bio, Vlad. I had wondered why Trosky quit pro ball so young; he was still improving as a pitcher and rising through the minor leagues. But he had a family to provide for and prospects in the insurance business, so riding buses for peanuts was not as attractive as it might be today, when millions await the fortunate. RIP and condolences to Trosky's family.

5. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on November 26, 2012 at 12:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thanks for posting that bio, Vlad.

My pleasure.

6. Don Geovany Soto (chris h.) posted on November 26, 2012 at 01:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thanks for posting that bio, Vlad. I had wondered why Trosky quit pro ball so young

At one point he was struck on the head, after which he thought he was Eartha Kitt.

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