By PAUL POST Capital District Baseball Hall of Fame Honoree: Tom McAvoy STILLWATER – Jean McAvoy knew the ground rules right off the bat. Her late husband, Tom, was a professional baseball player and everything else would take a back seat for the next 51 years, until his passing last March. Tom pitched one game in the big leagues for the Washington Senators, in … [Read more...]
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Passing of Tom McAvoy
Update: March 22, 2011: Obituary at Funeral Home website, click to leave condolences and direction DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home 39 So. Main St. , Mechanicville , NY 12118 518-664-4500 OBITUARY - Thomas J. McAvoy August 12, 1936 - March 19, 2011 STILLWATER, NY - Thomas J. “Mac” McAvoy, 74, of Clinton Court , passed away peacefully at his home, on Saturday, … [Read more...]
Tom McAvoy, former MLBer and softball HOFer, dies
Reprinted with permission from the Times Union By Mark McGuire Former Major Leaguer and softball Hall of Famer Tom “Mac” McAvoy of Stillwater has died. He was 74. Here is the obituary: STILLWATER, NY – Thomas J. “Mac” McAvoy, 74, of Clinton Court, passed away peacefully at his home, on Saturday, March 19th, 2011, with his family by his side, following a courageous 3 … [Read more...]
Tom McAvoy
Tom McAvoy, longtime team manager and member of ISC Hall of Fame (manager category), passed away this morning at age 74 of pancreatic cancer in Stillwater, NY. Mac was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Quad Cities in 2009. Although he was unable to attend the induction ceremony, a phone call and speaker set up was included so attendees could hear Mac talk. According to … [Read more...]
Former Canadian Fastpitch Player Now in Baseball Hall of Fame
Editor's notes: Enjoyed the note in this article about Larry Walker playing fastpitch softball. Am curious to know if any other major league baseball players have played fastpitch.. I do recall reading a story about Mike Piechnik getting a look, but not finding it this morning. Expanding the list to fastpitch players who played professional baseball would of course … [Read more...]
Update on our friend Tom MacAvoy
From Al's Fastball: Update on our friend Tom MacAvoy Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Hello Al, I just wanted to give the fastpitch community and up-date on our brother Mac. Most people reading your column are aware that Tom was diagnosed three years ago with pancreatic cancer. Since his induction into the ISC Hall of Fame, due in large part to the efforts of Billy … [Read more...]
2007 AAU
AAU International Tournament - January 18-21, 2007 "NEW YORK, NEW YORK" By Jim Flanagan, Editor, Fastpitchwest.com Photos Courtesy of Maddy Flanagan – maddysphotos.com January 21, 2007 * Special to Softball Magazine, to appear in Spring 2007 issue * NY Mac’s Marauders Top NY Gremlins 3-1 in 2007 AAU International Final Walk-off Blast by Frankie Perez Sets … [Read more...]