Maglie, Sal "The Barber" b. April 26, 1917 d. December 28, 1992 Major League Baseball Player. The right-handed pitcher broke into the major leagues with the New York Giants in 1945, but he jumped to the Mexican League and was blacklisted from Organized Baseball by commissioner A.B. "Happy" Chandler. When he was reinstated in 1950, he was 33 years old, yet he had plenty left. Nicknamed "The Barber" because he threw close to the batter's chin, he was 18-4 with a 2.71 earned run average for the Giants in his first year back. Then he led the league with 23 wins...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons) Saint Josephs Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, USA Plot: Mausoleum
b. April 26, 1917 d. December 28, 1992