On this date in 2006, Sibby Sisti passed away at age 85.
"When Sisti gets hurt, he does the job completely. The most sewn-up athlete in baseball. He carries the scars of 75 stitches on his carcass giving him the title of "The Embroidered Man". - Sportswriter Al Hirshberg
Wasn't that him in The Natural playing the Pirates' manager?
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