Pro baseball player and manager. Bob was one of the finest defensive catchers of his era for 21 seasons in the National League from 1915 to 1935. He won the World Series with the Cardinals over the Yankees in 1926, 4 games to 3, the year he also won the award for most valuable player in the National League. While catching aging hall-of-famer Grover Cleveland Alexander in game 7, he threw out Babe Ruth trying to steal for the final out of that series. He also batted .304 for the series, besting not only the Babe, but also hall-of-fame teammate Rogers Hornsby. He finished his magnificent career with a lifetime batting average of .273, with the Cardinals, Cubs, Giants and Reds.
Bob was the older of two sons of Sars and Amy O'Farrell. Bob's younger brother Harold was born about 1898. Bob married Arolene Edwards in 1928 and together they raised a son, Robert Edward. In his retirement years, Bob was an avid bowler and golfer. Bob's bowling alley was a fixture in Waukegan for many years. Bob died at the St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan at age 91.
Bob was the older of two sons of Sars and Amy O'Farrell. Bob's younger brother Harold was born about 1898. Bob married Arolene Edwards in 1928 and together they raised a son, Robert Edward. In his retirement years, Bob was an avid bowler and golfer. Bob's bowling alley was a fixture in Waukegan for many years. Bob died at the St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan at age 91.
Pro baseball player and manager. Bob was one of the finest defensive catchers of his era for 21 seasons in the National League from 1915 to 1935. He won the World Series with the Cardinals over the Yankees in 1926, 4 games to 3, the year he also won the award for most valuable player in the National League. While catching aging hall-of-famer Grover Cleveland Alexander in game 7, he threw out Babe Ruth trying to steal for the final out of that series. He also batted .304 for the series, besting not only the Babe, but also hall-of-fame teammate Rogers Hornsby. He finished his magnificent career with a lifetime batting average of .273, with the Cardinals, Cubs, Giants and Reds.
Bob was the older of two sons of Sars and Amy O'Farrell. Bob's younger brother Harold was born about 1898. Bob married Arolene Edwards in 1928 and together they raised a son, Robert Edward. In his retirement years, Bob was an avid bowler and golfer. Bob's bowling alley was a fixture in Waukegan for many years. Bob died at the St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan at age 91.
Bob was the older of two sons of Sars and Amy O'Farrell. Bob's younger brother Harold was born about 1898. Bob married Arolene Edwards in 1928 and together they raised a son, Robert Edward. In his retirement years, Bob was an avid bowler and golfer. Bob's bowling alley was a fixture in Waukegan for many years. Bob died at the St. Therese Medical Center in Waukegan at age 91.
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