Did you know? Nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of the large black glasses he wore during his playing career ... walloped three home runs off three different pitchers to lead the Cubs to a 15-2 victory over the Dodgers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on April 24, 1958.
Post-game: Worked as a big league coach with the A's and Yankees, and managed in the Detroit Tigers minor league system ... died from complications after a liver transplant on October 11, 1993 at age 60 .
Sources: Baseball Reference; Retrosheet; Allentown Morning Call, 6/8/1961; Palm Springs Desert Sun, 10/16/1993.
