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A Baseball Bat Dies, and Chopsticks Are Born

The Japanese, meticulous in their approach to baseball, recycling and reuse, have figured out how to make good use of splintered bats.

Tony Cloninger, Pitcher Remembered for His Bat, Dies at 77

He was the only pitcher ever to hit two grand slams in a single game, for the Braves in 1966. He later won four World Series rings as a Yankees coach.

Francis Bator, Influential White House Economist, Dies at 92

His proposals found their way into Lyndon B. Johnson’s overtures to the Soviet Union, his collaboration with Western Europe and his War on Poverty.

Los Angeles Pays Tribute to Adam West With Bat-Signal

Hundreds gathered at a ceremony honoring the actor at the Los Angeles City Hall.

Dead Bat Found Inside Package of Salad in Florida, Officials Say

Two people ate salad from a container before discovering the remains of the bat inside, officials said, adding that the occurrence was rare.

Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame Batting Champion, Dies at 54 of Cancer

In his 20-year major league career, all with the San Diego Padres, Gwynn had a batting average of .338, including .394 in 1994. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Roy Bates, Bigger-Than-Life Founder of a Micronation, Dies at 91

Mr. Bates commandeered a former British military outpost in the North Sea in 1966 and declared a sovereign nation that his family still lays claim to.

In Bat Deaths, a Catastrophe in the Making?

The estimated death toll from a fungal disease in eastern North America has soared from one million in 2009 to as many as 6.7 million today.

Matty Alou, Batting Champion for Pirates, Dies at 72

Mr. Alou once shared the San Francisco Giants’ outfield with his brothers Felipe and Jesús.

Paid Notice: Deaths BATES, JAMES S.

BATES--James S. Longtime resident of Vero Beach, FL. and veteran oil industry executive, died June 18 at the Hospice House in Vero Beach following a prolonged illness. He was 79. Mr. Bates was born in Floral Park, NY on March 26, 1926. He graduated from New York University and went on to obtain an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Bates joined the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey as a mail clerk in 1944 while still attending college, and retired from the same company, which had become E ...