Fathers and Sons
Baseball players’ postcards to their fans A PSLC Show and Tell Presentation By Scott Ney Roy Smalley Jr. and Roy Smalley III
Roy Smalley Jr. June 9, 1926 – October 22, 2011 Roy Smalley III October 25, 1952 Roy Smalley Jr. ML Debut: April 20, 1948 Final Game: April 21, 1958 Roy Smalley III ML Debut: April 30, 1975 Final Game: October 4, 1987 Bob and Terry Kennedy
Bob Kennedy August 18, 1920 – April 7, 2005 Terry Kennedy June 4, 1956 Bob Kennedy ML Debut: September 14, 1939 Final Game: September 29, 1957 Terry Kennedy ML Debut: September 4, 1978 Final Game: October 6, 1991 Dizzy and Steve Trout
Paul “Dizzy” Trout June 29, 1915 – February 28, 1972 Steve “Rainbow” Trout July 30, 1957 Paul “Dizzy” Trout ML Debut: April 25, 1939 Final Game: September 11, 1957 Steve Trout ML Debut: July 1, 1978 Final Game: June 5, 1989 Vern and Vance Law
Vernon Law March 20, 1930 Vance Law October 1, 1956 Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, with the Cathedral of Learning over Law’s right shoulder
A portion of the outfield wall still stands next to the business school building on the University of Pittsburgh campus Home plate from the final game at Forbes Field is located in Posvar Hall (formerly the Forbes Quadrangle) The Hillman Library can be seen next to Forbes Field on late pictures Vern Law ML Debut: June 11, 1950 Final Game: August 20, 1967 Vance Law ML Debut: June 1, 1980 Final Game: October 6, 1991 The Law Family in 1979
Vern was a coach for the Seibu Vance was a prospect in the Lions in Japan Pirates organization Vance Law, Rookie In 1980, Vance played 96 games for the Portland Beavers in the Pacific Coast League, and 25 games for the big club in Pittsburgh Bob and Joel Skinner
Bob Skinner October 3, 1931 Joel Skinner February 21, 1961 Bob Skinner ML Debut: April 13, 1954 Final Game: September 24, 1966 Joel Skinner ML Debut: June 12, 1983 Final Game: September 22, 1991 Like father, like son A chip off the old block HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!