Obituaries

GABRIEL “GABE” AGOSTA, a righthanded reliever who pitched in the Pioneer League for Missoula in 1956, died Oct. 7 in Amsterdam, N.Y. He was 83.

HARLAN ANDERSON, a righthanded reliever who pitched in the Appalachian League for the Pirates and Orioles organizations in 1961, died Sept. 30 in Bloomington, Ind. He was 78.

GEORGE “BILL” ASH, a minor league pitcher who played in the Evangeline, Georgia-Florida and Alabama-Florida leagues in 1950, ’51 and in ’54, died Oct. 7 in Vestavia Hills, Ala. He was 89.

GENE BACQUE, a righthander who pitched for the Tigers, Twins and Angels organizations from 1957-62 and then pitched professionally in Japan from 1962-69, died Sept. 14 in Lafayette, La. He was 82.

THOMAS BARNDOLLAR, a righthander who pitched in the Appalachian, Midwest and Sophomore leagues for the Pirates and Giants organizations in 1957 and ’58, died Oct. 5 in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 80.

WILLIAM “BILLY” BARRETT, a minor leaguer who played in the Milwaukee Braves organization from 1949-55, died Oct. 13 in Lafayette, La. He was 93.

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