Former Red Sox lefty Mel Parnell dies at 89 (Yahoo! Sports)

Mel Parnell, the left-handed pitcher who spent his entire 10-year career with the Boston Red Sox and faced some of the best hitters of the 1940s and early 1950s, has died. He was 89. Parnell, a New Orleans native, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, said his son, Dr. Mel Parnell Jr. Mel Parnell was masterful at Fenway Park even though he pitched in front of the Green Monster, a home run...