Cubs Standout Roy Smalley Jr. Dies at 85
From Dan Shearer and Scott Dyke at the Green Valley News and Sun on October 24, 2011:
Roy Smalley Jr., who was signed as a free agent at 17 and went on to play for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies during baseball’s Golden Era, died Saturday. He was 85.
Smalley, father of baseball great Roy Smalley III, hit 21 homers and drove in 85 runs in 1950. But it was his marriage that year to Jolene Mauch — sister of Braves player Gene Mauch — that made headlines as they walked down the aisle when the Cubs were in town for a matchup with the then-Boston Braves. Mauch later became a heralded manager, and Smalley played for him with the AAA Minneapolis Millers after he retired in 1958 from the Major Leagues.
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Related link: Roy Smalley Jr. was the keynote speaker at SABR’s 10th annual convention in Los Angeles in 1980.
Originally published: October 25, 2011. Last Updated: October 25, 2011.