- Tom Gastall
Thomas Everett Gastall (
June 13 ,1932 -September 20 ,1956 ) was an Americanbaseball player who appeared in two seasons as acatcher for theBaltimore Orioles . He was born in Fall River,Massachusetts , and attendedBoston University . After graduation, he signed with Baltimore for $40,000 as a "bonus baby." [cite web|author=Eisenberg, John|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.gastall16sep16,0,5785823.story?page=1&coll=bal-sports-headlines|title="Gastall's secret, fatal flight."|publisher="Baltimore Sun"|date=September 16 ,2006 ]He died when the plane he was piloting crashed into
Chesapeake Bay . He was survived by his wife, Rosemary, and a son, Thomas.References
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* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.gastall16sep16,0,5785823.story?page=1&coll=bal-sports-headlines Gastall's secret, fatal flight (Baltimore Sun)]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com//g/gastato01.shtml Baseball Reference page on Gastall]
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