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Casey Stengel, center, with Minnesota’s manager, Sam Mele, left, and Dodgers Manager Walter Alston before a World Series game in 1965.
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Sam Mele
Died on May 1, 2017 at age 95
Mele is remembered for a baseball career spanning nearly half a century, as a player for 10 seasons in the major leagues, mostly in the outfield; as the manager who led the Minnesota Twins to the 1965 American League pennant, and as a baseball scout.
Notable Deaths 2017
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