Garry Hancock has passed away

[StMic]

Former Red Sox player Garry Hancock passed away on October 10th.  I remember seeing him in Pawtucket in the late 70's.
Kind of strange that the obit from the funeral home makes no mention of his time playing MLB.
 
RIP.
 
http://www.serenitymeadows.com/notices/Ronald-Hancock

 

[Yaz4Ever]

First foul ball I ever caught was at McCoy as a kid.  Ben Mondor, who was walking amongst the crowd at the time, came down and asked me if I'd like it autographed by the player who hit it.  Needless to say, I said yes.  As I type this on my computer, that Garry Hancock autographed ball is sitting next to me in a plastic case which is likely worth more than the ball and autograph combined, but to me brings back happy memories of a childhood often spent at McCoy.  Godspeed, Garry.  

 

[PaSox]

I don't think I could even begin to count the number of programs I have signed by him from McCoy. RIP

 

[DourDoerr]

If I remember correctly, he was the IL MVP once.  As a kid, I thought that meant he would automatically be a ML star.  First lesson that it doesn't always work out that way.  Thanks for some great McCoy memories, GH.

 

[Fireball Fred]

A three-time first-round draft pick (sort of - twice in supplemental draft). I knew he'd gone in the Armas trade, but didn't realize he'd played more games for the A's than for the Sox. RIP.

 

[moondog80]

Kind of strange that the obit from the funeral home makes no mention of his time playing MLB.
 

Yeah, that is strange. I wonder if he was for some reason bitter about his experience in baseball?

 

[8slim]

If I remember correctly, he was the IL MVP once.  As a kid, I thought that meant he would automatically be a ML star.  First lesson that it doesn't always work out that way.  Thanks for some great McCoy memories, GH.

 
Same.  I went to McCoy a ton as a kid and I was always upset that guys I thought were great AAA players like Hancock, Reid Nichols, and Chico Walker didn't get get a fair shot to play in Boston.  I was not aware of the concept of a AAAA player back then.
 
Sad to hear of Hancock's passing.