Eppa Rixey
1891–1963 (age 72)
baseball player
Biography
Eppa Rixey (1891-1963) earned admiration as a left-handed pitcher whose steady command of the mound delighted ballparks and helped shape a noble era of America’s national pastime.
He rests at Greenlawn Cemetery, and beyond his playing days he remained an ambassador for the sport, generous with encouragement to younger players and a model of sportsmanship long remembered by those who watched him perform.