The Orioles young catcher who died in a plane crash

[Tony-OH]

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-09-15-1996259145-story.html

I never knew the story about Tom Gastall until about six months ago. I find it really fascinating since he apparently washed up in Riviera Beach where I grew up in the 70's and 80's. That probably means he wrecked somewhere over the Patapsco River.

It's a sad story of a young promising life taken too soon, but a story that I was not familiar with before last year. 

[George Zuverink]

4 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-09-15-1996259145-story.html

I never knew the story about Tom Gastall until about six months ago. I find it really fascinating since he apparently washed up in Riviera Beach where I grew up in the 70's and 80's. That probably means he wrecked somewhere over the Patapsco River.

It's a sad story of a young promising life taken too soon, but a story that I was not familiar with before last year. 

I was in PS 51 Elementary School just across the street from Memorial Stadium when that happened. He was highly regarded and people thought he and Triandos would make a formidable pair of major league catchers.