and never had played a game of pro ball came off the field at Orange, New Jersey. I watched this kid and saw him take off his glasses and, with his hands outstretched, grope his way along the wall to the showers. My captain turned to me and said, For God's sake, who sent him up?" - Norman L. Macht, baseball writer and statistician See also The Glory of Their Times, 1966 book References External links Skelton, David E., Specs Toporcer. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project 1899 births 1989 deaths Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in New York (state) Albany Senators players Boston Red Sox executives Buffalo Bisons (minor league) managers Chicago White Sox executives Hazleton Red Sox players Jersey City Skeeters players Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball infielders People from Long Island St. Louis Cardinals players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players Rochester Red Wings managers Rochester Red Wings players Rocky Mount Red Sox players Baseball players from New York City Syracuse Chiefs players