Lon Simmons was the Voice of the San Francisco Giants from 1958-73,
76-78, 96-00, and the Voice of the Oakland A's from 1981-95. He also
worked for NBC in 1962.  I need when he was born for my index.

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Clarification of Question by bluestreak-ga on 06 Sep 2003 09:12 PDT

Leli,

Good to hear from you again so soon.  I had seen that reference and
hesitated for lack of solid linkage.  It felt so circumstantial.  But
you know what?  My intuition is the same as yours.  I feel it most
probably is.  Age coincides, state coincides.  And it's not like
Lonnie is that common a name.  So, I'm going to call this a good clean
hit.  It feels right to me, too.  So thanks for your sharp eye.  So
good to be back working with the google team.  Feels like home.  So,
submit this as an answer and we'll do what we do best. Celebrate! 
bluestreak

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Request for Question Clarification by leli-ga on 06 Sep 2003 10:26 PDT

Bluestreak - you are very generous - but let's leave this open for a
bit just in case another researcher can dig out anything more.

It would be great if someone could tie it up more neatly, even though
I'm sure you're right to trust your intuitions, with all your
experience of this kind of research.

Good to have you back - Leli

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Clarification of Question by bluestreak-ga on 06 Sep 2003 22:49 PDT

Same as in comment.  We'll be patient for a week or so and see if
anything more turns up.  We'll talk soon, Leli!  bluestreak

Bluestreak - It is very kind of you to insist that I post this
information, since it doesn't add much to your knowledge.

Although not definitive, the evidence is quite convincing.
Lon Simmons certainly was 79 when he retired in September 2002.
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22lon+simmons%22+79+-%22bill+thompson%22&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

The Lon Simmons born on July 19, 1923 is in the right state and, as
you say, the name isn't all that common.
http://anybirthday.com/search.htm

Since I know you're working on an extensive research project, I
thought I'd point you to an answer where robertskelton-ga shares his
expertise on locating people:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=251055

You might sometimes find it helpful to have an address to write to
when looking for or confirming birthdate information, even if you have
to pay a fee. Some of the sites Robert suggests could be useful for
that purpose. (As I'm sure you already know, we GA researchers can't
help with finding specific private addresses.)

As ever, good luck with your project. I imagine you already have quite
an impressive data collection.

Best Wishes - Leli

leli,
I do indeed use these resources.  I have found locate.com for $199.
especially helpful, as well as anybirthday +, accuan people-finders. 
Others I use are people-data, & docusearch.  How do you think I can
find hits when I get partial information?  I use others too, such as
voter registration records, which are public records, SSDI, Master
Biography & Geneaology Index, Biography Resource Center, and others
too numerous to go into.  For dead folks, the California birth & death
index is great too, the NY Times Obituaries Index book is also
essential for famous peoples obits.  And let us NEVER forget
Google.Answers as an amazing resource and tool for discovering those
tough ones.
So thank you so very much for your great help, as always, leli.  Hope
to work with you more in the coming months!  bluestreak

Hi bluestreak

I found several references to Lon Simmons being 79 years old when he
retired in September 2002. This makes late 1922 or 1923 his birth
year. For example:
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/4096547.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/17/SP244643.DTL

Using the AnyBirthday site I found a Californian Lon Simmons with July
19th 1923 as his birthday.
http://anybirthday.com/search.htm

No certainties - but I hope this is of some help - Leli

Leli,

Most impressive of your lion's heart!  So, we'll leave it open for
about a week of so.  I think that will give the other team members
time to find out whatever is out there to find.  So give us that time,
and please get back to me.  If nothing more turns up, I do want to
credit & tip you!  Most impressive!  bluestreak

leli,

I think enough time has gone by.  Why don't you submit your info as a
conclusive answer for Lon Simmons.  July 19, 1923.  bluestreak

Thank-you very much for the tip, stars and message; it's always nice
to hear from you.

Of course I should have realised you would have all these resources at
your fingertips. I suppose I was just thinking about what I would do
next, if I were operating independently!

Looking forward to seeing you again. Until then -

Best Wishes - Leli

leli,

Just wanted to tell that the Baseball Hall of Fame just confirmed our
date of birth for Lon Simmons.  Nice to have confirmation!  bluestreak

Delighted you could get it confirmed - and also to hear from you about
it.
It's really good to know the date was right - thanks for telling me --
 I love knowing how a story ends!

Leli