Oldest living MLB player turns 100, vividly recalls facing Dodgers in 1953 World Series


by Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times— Art Schallock has the easy laugh of someone as delighted with his current circumstances as he is with his memories. "I'm still alive and I'm healthy," he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle. Schallock, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, certainly has had the last laugh. He celebrated his 100th birthday with a party Thursday at Cogir on Napa Road, the Sonoma assisted-living facility he calls home. The Dodgers, who signed Schallock in 1946, sent him a gift jersey: No. 100,...

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