bill 'moose' skowron passed away in late april, 2012, and fellow white sox alum kevin hickey died a couple of weeks later. the white sox honored both former players with diamond memorial patches on their 2012 jerseys. the top one read 'hic man' for hickey, and the bottom patch had 'bms' for bill 'moose' skowron.
you can see both patches on the road grays thanks to francisco liriano's 2012 topps update card
as well as on the home pinstripes courtesy of adam dunn's 2013 topps
but the card that gives us the best view of the patches is this 2012 topps heritage high numbers francisco liriano card. it's the one that goes in the memorials binder
hickey was a steelworker who played softball and went to a tryout held by the white sox in the late 1970's. he did well enough that he wound up getting to play in the minor leagues. he eventually earned a call up and pitched in the majors for parts of six seasons - three with the white sox and three with the orioles. even after his playing career was over, he remained close to the white sox, and was the team's bp pitcher from 2004 up until his death.
skowron i knew more about, largely because of his role in the dodgers' 1963 world series sweep of the yankees. it was his lone season as a dodger, but he hit .385 in the fall classic with a home run to help defeat his former team, which he was not too thrilled about. beginning the following year (after a short stint with the senators), skowron played for the white sox for a few seasons. after retiring, he returned to chicago and served as an ambassador for the team as a member of their community relations department. skowron appeared in 7 world series as a member of the yankees to go along with his one as a dodger, but the yankees did not wear armbands in 2012.
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