Another TTM success came back the other day. This one is from John O'Donoghue, Sr. He was a relief pitcher for the 1968 Orioles and was awarded by his teammates in the Kangaroo Court "the John O'Donoghue Memorial Long Ball Award". He won the award by giving up the longest home run at Memorial Stadium that season. His trophy: a tattered, ragged-out baseball.
John came over from Cleveland in trade after the 1967 season and had previously been with the KC Athletics to start his career. He made the All-Star team in 1965.
His son also pitched for the Orioles in the mid 90's....
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