Mill Valley native and World Series pitcher with the New York Yankees Art Schallock is enjoying his latest accomplishment as Major League Baseball's oldest living former player: turning 100.
Mill Valley native Art Schallock is enjoying his latest accomplishment as Major League Baseball's oldest living former player.'I came a long way,' Schallock told CBS News Bay Area.Schallock graduated from Tamalpais High School in 1942. He then joined the Navy and served during World War II. When he returned home, Schallock started his career as a professional baseball player.
The 5'9' lefty said he had a sneaky fastball and leaned on his catcher, Hall of Famer Yogi Berra.'When I got up to the Yankees, he was my roomie because he knew all the hitters in the league,' Schallock said of his relationship with Berra. Schallock noted that there were also some rookie duties he had to take care. 'Every morning, I'd have to go down to the lobby and get him his funny books,' Schallock recalled.These days, Schallock is back living in the North Bay.
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