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As a kid I used to attend Syracuse University baseball games at Lew Carr Field on Lancaster Ave. They were a damn good baseball team. Ted Kleinhans was the coach. In 1961 he guided them to the College World Series in Omaha Nebraska. Yes, Syracuse was that good.
One of the stars in the 60's was first baseman Pete DeSilva who played his high school ball at Nottingham. I was at a regional game when a $cout from the Cubs signed him on the field after they had lost. Ted Kleinhans was so upset that he screamed at the $cout and said, "You promised you wouldn't bother any of my underclassmen." Pete was only a sophomore.
SU had a number of players who distinguished themselves well in the major leagues.
Jim Konstanty was a top-notch major league relief pitcher. In 1950 he was named the National Leagues Most Valuable Player as a part of the pennant winning Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids." He played for 5 big league teams including the Cincinnati Reds who signed him. Konstanty also played basketball for Syracuse and earned a bachelor of science degree. To date he is still the only relief pitcher to ever win the NL MVP award.
Dave Giusti had the longest major league career of any Orangeman. Guisti played for 17 years starting out with the Houston Colt 45's in 1962 and finishing with the Chicago Cubs in 1977. At SU he was a starting pitcher on that 1961 College World Series team.
In 1969, Pittsburgh Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh converted Dave into a relief pitcher. Giusti used a sinking palm ball to baffle hitters for years to come. In the 1971 World Series Dave appeared in three games earning a save in game four. For the season he had 30 saves and was awarded The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 1973 he was a National League All Star and pitched a 1-2-3 7th inning for the winning team.
Billy Connors a pitcher for SU, played for the Cubs & Mets and was a pitching coach for 5 different teams including two stints with the New York Yankees.
Henry "Dutch" Dotterer a catcher, played in the majors for five years. He started with Cincy, was traded to KC but was left unprotected and was picked up by the expansion Washington Senators. He finished his career playing for the Syracuse Chiefs.
Ed Barnowski was signed by the Baltimore Oriole's in 1963. He compiled a 48-18 minor league record, twice recording an era under 2.00. In 1966 he won 17 of his 25 starts for Rochester of the International League. He was called up for the pennant stretch. The parent Oriole's had a stacked pitching staff which included Dave McNally, Jim Palmer and Wally Bunker. The O's went on to win the World Series in 1966.
Mike Barlow, who stood 6-6 and also played basketball at SU, started out with the St. Louis Cards organization and played for four different big league teams over seven seasons. His son Chris played for 3 seasons with the Montreal Expos.
Vic Hanson was a tremendously gifted athlete from Watertown, NY. At SU he played baseball, basketball and football. Hanson is the only player in history to be enshrined in both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1960) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1973).
He was signed to play for the New York Yankees.
Reaves Baysinger played three sports and coached two at SU. In 1927 he was the freshman basketball coach and led the team to a 23-0 season. He was the head football coach here from 1947-48 but had an undistingushed 4-14 record.
Eddie Brown, an outfielder, debuted with the New York Giants in 1920, his final major league appearence was in 1928 with the Boston Braves.
Hi Church played for the Brooklyn Galdiators in 1890. Lou Bruce played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1904. Cy Vorhees debuted with the Phillies in 1902. Rip Coleman pitched for the Yankees in 1955 and finished with Baltimore in 1960.
Other notbale players were shortstop's Bucky Winters and John DeFrancisco the state senator.
There are a number of other former SU baseball players who played in the major leagues.
Here is a nice bio of Coach Kleinhans
One of the stars in the 60's was first baseman Pete DeSilva who played his high school ball at Nottingham. I was at a regional game when a $cout from the Cubs signed him on the field after they had lost. Ted Kleinhans was so upset that he screamed at the $cout and said, "You promised you wouldn't bother any of my underclassmen." Pete was only a sophomore.
SU had a number of players who distinguished themselves well in the major leagues.
Jim Konstanty was a top-notch major league relief pitcher. In 1950 he was named the National Leagues Most Valuable Player as a part of the pennant winning Philadelphia Phillies "Whiz Kids." He played for 5 big league teams including the Cincinnati Reds who signed him. Konstanty also played basketball for Syracuse and earned a bachelor of science degree. To date he is still the only relief pitcher to ever win the NL MVP award.
Dave Giusti had the longest major league career of any Orangeman. Guisti played for 17 years starting out with the Houston Colt 45's in 1962 and finishing with the Chicago Cubs in 1977. At SU he was a starting pitcher on that 1961 College World Series team.
In 1969, Pittsburgh Pirate manager Danny Murtaugh converted Dave into a relief pitcher. Giusti used a sinking palm ball to baffle hitters for years to come. In the 1971 World Series Dave appeared in three games earning a save in game four. For the season he had 30 saves and was awarded The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 1973 he was a National League All Star and pitched a 1-2-3 7th inning for the winning team.
Billy Connors a pitcher for SU, played for the Cubs & Mets and was a pitching coach for 5 different teams including two stints with the New York Yankees.
Henry "Dutch" Dotterer a catcher, played in the majors for five years. He started with Cincy, was traded to KC but was left unprotected and was picked up by the expansion Washington Senators. He finished his career playing for the Syracuse Chiefs.
Ed Barnowski was signed by the Baltimore Oriole's in 1963. He compiled a 48-18 minor league record, twice recording an era under 2.00. In 1966 he won 17 of his 25 starts for Rochester of the International League. He was called up for the pennant stretch. The parent Oriole's had a stacked pitching staff which included Dave McNally, Jim Palmer and Wally Bunker. The O's went on to win the World Series in 1966.
Mike Barlow, who stood 6-6 and also played basketball at SU, started out with the St. Louis Cards organization and played for four different big league teams over seven seasons. His son Chris played for 3 seasons with the Montreal Expos.
Vic Hanson was a tremendously gifted athlete from Watertown, NY. At SU he played baseball, basketball and football. Hanson is the only player in history to be enshrined in both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1960) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1973).
He was signed to play for the New York Yankees.
Reaves Baysinger played three sports and coached two at SU. In 1927 he was the freshman basketball coach and led the team to a 23-0 season. He was the head football coach here from 1947-48 but had an undistingushed 4-14 record.
Eddie Brown, an outfielder, debuted with the New York Giants in 1920, his final major league appearence was in 1928 with the Boston Braves.
Hi Church played for the Brooklyn Galdiators in 1890. Lou Bruce played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1904. Cy Vorhees debuted with the Phillies in 1902. Rip Coleman pitched for the Yankees in 1955 and finished with Baltimore in 1960.
Other notbale players were shortstop's Bucky Winters and John DeFrancisco the state senator.
There are a number of other former SU baseball players who played in the major leagues.
Here is a nice bio of Coach Kleinhans