2021/05/07 02:26 FILE - Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall poses in Milwaukee in this Sept. 30, 1958, file photo. Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwauk. FILE - Milwaukee Braves catcher Del Crandall poses in Milwaukee in this Sept. 30, 1958, file photo. Crandall, a star catcher who played on two Milwaukee Braves teams that reached the World Series in the 1950s before managing the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, has died. He was 91. Crandall’s son Bill said his father was surrounded by family members as he died from circumstances of Parkinson’s disease Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Mission Viejo, California. (AP Photo/File)
By Jim Scott
(METRO) – Former Brewers skipper and Army veteran Del Crandall is dead at age 91.
Crandall passed away in his home in Southern California after battling Parkinson’s and heart disease for many years.
He managed the Brewers from 1972-1975.
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Del Crandall died yesterday at age 91. He was best known for his baseball career: catcher for the Boston, then Milwaukee Braves (yes, kids, the Braves haven’t always been in Atlanta), winning a World Series in 1957 for Milwaukee. After his playing days, he managed the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, subsequently doing some coaching and announcing, before retiring in 1997.
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