Orioles catcher Elrod Hendricks, 64
Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2005 7:55 amElrod Hendricks, who spent nearly four decades with the Orioles as a catcher and coach and came to be revered in Baltimore for his community work and his bonds with the fans, died Wednesday night at a hospital in Glen Burnie, Md., a day before his 65th birthday.
The cause was a heart attack, the Orioles said. They had planned to assign Hendricks to off-field work next season as a result of a minor stroke he had in April that kept him away from his bullpen-coaching duties for a time. … Read full obituary
