... 1938 Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen walked off the mound in the second inning and didn't return after plate umpire Bill McGowan wanted Allen's dangling sweat shirt sleeve to be cut off because it was distracting Boston Red Sox hitters. Allen ...

... that hung loosely on his once powerful body. As the ceremonies began, he slowly moved to umpires Bill Summers and Bill McGowan, the only ones active from his era. ''He whispers to me, 'There's only a few of us left, right, kid ...