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Doberman On The Diamond found this 7/23/2007 on www.stltoday.com [flag]

Rolland Mays " Lena " Stiles, the oldest living former major-league baseball player, died Sunday morning in his sleep at the age of 100 at Bethesda Southgate nursing home in St. Louis. Mr. Stiles compiled a 9-14 record while pitching for the St. Louis Browns in 1930, 1931 and 1933 and continued to live here after his playing career ended. He was honored in January at the annual St. Louis ... [link]

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Two Unfortunate Deaths in Baseball
Published 7/23/2007 by Kyle Smith at Doberman On The Diamond
... was the oldest living former Major League player. He died in his sleep Sunday in St. Louis. Just this past January, he was honored in St. Louis for meritous service to sports, along with a lifetime achievement award. St. Louis Post-Dispatch baseball Hall of Fame writer Rick Hummel penned an article about him this morning: ...

The Griddle: Rollie Stiles, 1906-2007
Published 7/23/2007 at The Griddle
... , who pitched for the St. Louis Browns in 1930, 1931, and 1933 passed away at a nursing home in St. Louis County, Missouri. Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an obituary .

Oldest former major leaguer Stiles dies
Published 7/23/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Oldest former major leaguer Stiles dies ...

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