73Oregon. He was 77.
SAM PALAMARA, a minor leaguer who played for
the Phillies, White Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers orga-
nizations in 1946, 1949-50 and 1953, died Jan. 10 in
Wyandotte, Mich. He was 90.
KELLY PARIS, an infielder who played for the
Cardinals, Reds, Orioles and White Sox for parts of five
major league seasons from 1982-1988, died May 27 in
Rock Hill, S.C. He was 61.
A second-round pick of the Cardinals in the 1975
draft, Paris made his major league debut with St. Louis
as a 24-year-old on Sept. 1, 1982, recording a hit in his
first at-bat against the Dodgers.
Over his five seasons in the majors, Paris hit
.217/.270/.288 with three home runs and eight stolen
bases in 92 career games. He played in more than 1,300
games over 14 seasons in the minor leagues, hitting
.270/.338/.393 with 90 home runs and 170 stolen bases.
RAY PETERS, a righthander who appeared in two
games (both starts) for the Brewers in 1970, died May 4
in Mesa, Ariz. He was 72.
Peters made his major league debut as a 23-year-old
on June 4, 1970, completing two innings against the
Indians. He did not record an out in his only other major
league start, finishing his career 0-2, 31.50 with five
walks and one strikeout in two innings.
Peters spent three seasons in the minor leagues,
ending his career 18-22, 4.66 with 269 strikeouts and
166 walks in 342 innings.
FRANK PIASCIK, a minor leaguer who played in the
Colonial League for the Bridgeport Bees in 1947, died
April 29 in Bridgeport, Conn. He was 93.
ANTHONY RACCUGLIA, a minor leaguer who
played in the Coastal Plain, South Atlantic and
Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York leagues for the
Washington Senators organization in 1952 and 1955,
died May 18 in Chicago. He was 85.
ELWYN “RABBIT” RIDER, a minor leaguer who
played in the Alabama State and South Atlantic leagues
from 1947-51 with stops in the Yankees and Washington
Senators organizations, died May 27 in Jackson, Miss.
He was 93.
JOE RUSSO, a former player, team captain and
head coach at St. John’s for more than three decades
who was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches
Association Hall of Fame in 1997, died on May 26. He
was 74.
Russo played for St. John’s from 1963-66, captaining
the ’66 squad to the College World Series. He then took
over the reins as head coach of the program in 1974,
leading the Red Storm to a 612-310 record over the
next 22 seasons, including two more College World
Series appearances in 1978 and 1980.
Russo was also honored as the Big East Conference
coach of the year in 1990 and 1991.
JAMES “JOHNNY” STEAVE, a minor leaguer
who played in the Georgia-Alabama, Coastal Plain
and Georgia-Florida leagues for the Philadelphia
Athletics organization from 1950-51, died May 13 in
Chattanooga. He was 90.
STANLEY SURMA, a minor leaguer who played for
the Boston Braves and Tigers organizations from 1948-
50, died Feb. 2 in Milwaukee. He was 95.
FEDERICO “FREDDIE” VELAZQUEZ, a catcher who
appeared in a combined 21 major league games for the
1969 Seattle Pilots and 1973 Braves, died May 21 in Villa
Altagracia, Dominican Republic. He was 81.
After making his major league debut as a 31-year-
old on April 20, 1969, Velazquez hit .256/.293/.333 with
three doubles and five RBIs in 39 career at-bats.
Velazquez also spent parts of 14 seasons in the
minor leagues from 1958-1976, hitting .262/.297/.422
with 152 home runs and 699 RBIs in more than 1,200
career games.STEVEN WHITE, a minor league righthander who
pitched for the Yankees organization from 2004-2008,
died Jan. 24 in Webster, Texas. He was 37.DAN WINTERS, a minor league catcher who played
for the Athletics, Giants and Mets organizations from
1984-87, died Oct. 30, 2018, in Burbank, Calif. He was
55.JOHN WILDER, a righthander who pitched in the
Appalachian, South Atlantic and Carolina leagues for
the Braves organization from 1991-93, died March 22 in
Florence, S.C. He was 48.CARL WILDERMAN, a righthander who pitched in
the New York-Penn and Nebraska State leagues for the
Washington Senators organization in 1958, died Feb. 3
in Beaver Dam, Wis. He was 80. nBarry Latman spent all or parts
of 11 seasons in the major
leagues with the White Sox,
Indians, Angels and Astros. He
made the American League
all-star team in 1961, when he
went 13-5, 4.02 in 45 games (18
starts) for the Indians.2019 Schedule
Coaching Clinics
Sept. 7 Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 7 Dayton, OH
Sept. 8 Indianapolis, IN
Sept. 8 Toronto, Ontario
Sept. 28 Portland, OR
Sept. 28 Chicago, IL
Sept. 29 Seattle, WA
Sept. 29 East Lansing, MI
Oct. 12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 12 St. Louis, MO
Oct. 13 Athens, GA
Oct. 13 Lexington, KY
Oct. 19 Kansas City, MO
Oct. 19 San Jose, CA
Oct. 20 Omaha, NE
Oct. 20 Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 16 Dallas, TX
Nov. 16 Greensboro, NC
Nov. 17 Birmingham, AL
Nov. 17 San Antonio, TX
Jan. 2-5, 2019
ABCA Convention
Nashville, TNThe American Baseball Coaches Association will
be hosting 20 Barnstormers Clinics once again in- The clinics are now FREE for ABCA members!
The Barnstormers Clinics are for baseball coaches
of all levels and focus on fundamentals, practical
position-specific drills, coaching cues, and practice
organization tips, and more!
The coaching events are hosted by ABCA members,
are open to the public, and will typically run 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The clinics are presented by Blast Motion
with supporting partner Triple Crown Sports.
Baseball Coaches: JOIN US!
One-Day Coaching Clinics
Want to join? Memberships are just $55!
Learn more at http://www.ABCA.org