for the Lafayette Bulls with a 2.07 ERA at the age of 48. At the time of his retirement from baseball, he was pitching in the Big State League for the Corpus Christi Clippers when Mission Citrus Growers Inc. recalled him from a leave of absence to become the farm's general manager. At that time, he was the oldest active player in baseball. Caldwell died from liver cancer in Mission, Texas, at age of 76. References External links Earl Caldwell - Baseballbiography.com 1944 Milwaukee Brewers Retrosheet Tiger Blog 1905 births 1981 deaths Baseball players from Texas Birmingham Barons players Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Corpus Christi Clippers players Deaths from cancer in Texas Deaths from liver cancer Fort Worth Cats players Harlingen Capitals players Indianapolis Indians players Lafayette Bulls players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexia Gushers players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Minor league baseball managers People from El Paso, Texas People from El Paso County, Texas Philadelphia Phillies players St. Louis Browns players San Antonio Missions players Temple Surgeons players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Waco Cubs players Wichita Falls Spudders players