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cleveland.com - 11/11/2008

Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75 Cleveland, Ohio Sports News, Scores, Teams, Results & More

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Updated: 10:19 a.m. Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and broadcaster Herb Score died this morning at age 75 at his home in Rocky River, the Indians confirmed today. He was a brilliant Indians pitcher whose baseball career was virtually ended at age 23 when he was hit in the right eye by a line ...

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bizofbaseball.com - 11/12/2008

Indians Announcer Herb Score Dead at the Age of 75

— bizofbaseball.com — Herbert Jude Score , 75, passed away at his home today in Rocky River, OH after a... lengthy illness. Mr. Score thrilled baseball fans as a power pitcher in the American League from 1955 to 1959. Cleveland Indians fans relied on his skill as a game announcer from 1964 to 1997. His final ... (more) Indians Announcer Herb Score Dead at the Age of 75

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cleveland.com - 11/11/2008

Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75

— cleveland.com — Former Cleveland Indians pitcher and broadcaster Herb Score died this morning at age 75 in his room... at home in Rocky River, the Indians confirmed today. Post your tributes and condolences (more) Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75

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baseballreflections.com - 11/18/2008

Indians Focus on a Closer for 2009 and Beyond

— baseballreflections.com — After experiencing a closer by committee position last season, the Indians seem to be attempting to solidify... that spot on their team with a former All Star during the off season. The Indians have surprisingly become one of the teams that are vying for some of the major free agent closers ... (more) Indians Focus on a Closer for 2009 and Beyond

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Herb Score: 1933-2008
ShysterBall — This has been a bad week for venerable, colorful pitchers.

Herb Score Passes Away at Age 75
WaitingForNextYear — ... listening and watching the Indians without thinking of Herb Score.  He wasn’t the greatest baseball orator to put it mildly, but his tenure was so long and his voice so distinct that I am sure your best and worst baseball memories can easily be translated into his voice in your head.  For me it is hearing him talk about players like Cory Snyder, Brook Jacoby, Andy Allanson, Andre Thornton, Joe Carter, Oddibe McDowell, Pat Tabler and players of that era. For a more detailed eulogy, head over to Cleveland.com ...

Herb Score, 1933-2008
Fang's Bites — ... pitcher and broadcaster Herb Score has passed away at the age of 75. Score was a pitcher who was thought to be on a fast track for a great career when he was hit in the eye by a line drive off the bat of Gil McDougland of the Yankees in 1957. Score tried to come back but was never the same. He became a broadcaster for the Indians in 1963 and then stayed with the team on radio and TV until 1997. Score was beloved by Indians fans young and old. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a lengthy story on his career as a player and a broadcaster. The Plain Dealer says ...

R.I.P Herb Score, Preacher Roe
SmackCaster SmackBlog — Two great pitchers from yesteryear, Herb Score of the Cleveland Indians and Preacher Roe, one of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Boys of Summer, have passed away. ...

There’s Nothing To Click Here: Because I Love You Edition
Major League Jerk — ... I would let her tear me apart in so many ways. Sure, I don’t have “abs” nor am I “in shape”, but a fat Mexican can dream, right? * Pussy of the Week: Kevin “Chest Pound” Garnett picking on 6′3″ Jose Calderon. How can anyone like this guy? Hey Kevin - no one cares for your shit. That’s why Nike and And1 (And1!) dropped your ass. * I’d like to send my condolences to those in the Indians family: Herb Score dead at 75. * Mike Piazza is writing a book. Working ...

Herb Score, RIP
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Herb Score, the longtime radio and TV voice of the Cleveland Indians whose own glittering pitching career nosedived after taking a liner to the face off the bat of the Yankees’ Gil McDougal in 1957, has passed away at the age of 75. ...

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20 Second Timeout — ... Tosheff: "That's right. When I signed to play Triple A baseball with the Indianapolis Indians in 1952, my roommate was Herb Score. We lived together in an apartment. I played for them for one year and I opened up something like a little Dairy Queen store in Indianapolis to have a little fun. Then I got a call from (the) Milwaukee (Braves); they wanted me to go to Florida because they needed a pitcher for their Tampa team. I asked which teams were playing down there and they said Miami, Miami Beach, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg, Tampa and Havana, Cuba. I said, 'Cuba?' and they ...