until his retirement. He died in 2004 at age 94 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. According to published accounts, Giebell still had a silver tray that had been signed by all the Detroit players to commemorate the pennant-clinching victory. Notes References Further reading Dennis Snelling: A Glimpse of Fame, McFarland & Company, Jefferson N.C., 1993, pp 183–200 External links , or Baseball Almanac 1909 births 2004 deaths Detroit Tigers players Evansville Bees players Toledo Mud Hens players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Syracuse Chiefs players Dallas Rebels players Dallas Eagles players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from West Virginia People from Pennsboro, West Virginia Salem Tigers baseball players