Unpossible Autograph Friday- Gene Green

Gene spent parts of seven seasons in the Major Leagues from 1957-63 and played for the Cardinals, Orioles, Senators, Indians & Reds. In December 1959, the Cardinals traded him, and minor leaguer Charles Staniland, to the O's in return for Bob Nieman. Gene appeared in just one game for the Birds, and went 1-4 while playing right field. He spent the rest of the season with the Miami Marlins, the O's AAA affiliate at that time. After the season, the Washington Senators selected him with the 52nd pick of the 1960 expansion draft so his time in Birdland was over.

I have to mention a few things about this card.
1) I highly doubt these pictures are of him in an O's uniform considering he played in only a single game for them. To further support my theory, check out the size of the Oriole Bird on his hat in the small picture. That thing would be huge if the picture was full-sized.
2) It's not often you see a player's position listed as "Catcher-Outfield", but Gene played 170 games in the OF and spent 146 games behind the plate during his career

Gene passed away at the way-too-young age of 47 in St. Louis in 1981. I couldn't find a cause of death anywhere, but would guess that he might have died suddenly. Does anyone know anything about it?
RIP Gene.

Unpossible Autograph Friday- Bob Nieman

Bob had an amazing start to his Major League career with the St. Louis Browns in 1951 as he hit a home run in his first two big league at-bats. He was the first player to ever homer twice in his first game, let alone his first two at-bats, and it had to feel pretty nice. Since then, only three other players (Bert Campaneris 1964, Mark Quinn 1999, Keith McDonald 2000) have homered twice in their first game, and only one (McDonald) homered in his first two at-bats. Any time that you are one of only two people to have ever accomplished something in baseball's 120 + year history, you've done something right.

Bob played for seven different teams over his twelve years in the majors from 1951-62 and was a member of the Orioles franchise in both St. Louis (1951-52) and Baltimore (1956-59). He ended his career with a .295 batting average and consistently hit around .300 over the years. His best season was 1956, which he split between the White Sox & O's, when he his .320 and came in 7th in the MVP voting. 

After his playing days ended, Bob spent his remaining years as a scout for the Indians, Dodgers, A's & Yankees. He died on March 10, 1985 at only 58 years old, but I couldn't find his cause of death.  RIP Bob.