Frank Hayes was nicknamed “Blimp” for no apparent reason. The A’s catcher was 6 feet tall and tipped the scales at only 185, so he was well south of Ernie Lombardi territory. He was a six-time AL All Star and from 1943-1946 caught 312 consecutive games, a record that has never been broken. Hayes was the Indians catcher on April 30, 1946 when Bob Feller threw a no hitter and, he provided the only run of the game with a ninth-inning home run.
Al Brancato was a fairly undistinguished good-field no-hit shortstop, but is the third player from the set I have found who is still living. Al Brancato in local leagues around Philadelphia and was signed by Connie Mack while still a senior at Southern. He received a $1,000 bonus and spent the money investing in the family business, a grocery store.
