Theodore Savage, Jr., was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1962 to 1971. He played for eight teams in a nine-year major league career. He was a three-sport star and graduated from Lincoln High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. He attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri before serving for three years in the U.S. Army. He was signed as an amateur free agent in 1960 by the Philadelphia Phillies. He made his major league debut at age 25 on April 9, 1962 for the Phillies in a 12-4 road win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. Pinch-hitting for Wes Covington against Bob Miller, he grounded out but stayed in the game, playing left field. After grounding out again, in the seventh inning he notched his first major league hit and RBI with a single off pitcher Dave Hillman that drove in Tony Gonzalez. He later had another RBI single that scored Gonzalez again, off pitcher Jim Brosnan. His best season was for the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers when he hit for a .279 batting average with 12 home runs, 50 runs batted in and a .402 slugging percentage in 343 plate appearances. [More at Wikipedia]

February 21st, 1936 in Venice  /  Died:   Jan 15th, 2023 - aged 85