rls1 has posted a lot of Angels pictures from the 1970's and 1980's, I posted these of Lyman Bostock after discovering some information about him and also his father

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Quote: Originally Posted By ooooohdoggie on 4/06/2007

LYMAN WESLEY BOSTOCK, SR.

Born: March 11, 1918, Birmingham, Ala.
Died: June 24, 2005, Birmingham Ala.

Lyman began his career in 1938 as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940.

He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.

The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.

This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.

When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."

Links to some of the many articles on Lyman Bostock JR. and SR.


The Dream Cut ShortA VERY GOOD BALL PLAYER BUT AN EVEN BETTER MAN

Remembering Lyman BostockSPAN How Baseball and Society Lost a Role Model/SPAN TATB Hall of Fame inductee Lyman Bostock Lyman Bostock SeniorBR
Lyman Bostock Jr. at Twins Cards