sentence: ellis raymond kinder ( july 26 , 1914 -- october 16 , 1968 ) , also nicknamed '' old folks '' , was a major league baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the st. louis browns ( 1946 -- 1947 ) , boston red sox ( 1948 -- 55 ) , st. louis cardinals ( 1956 ) and chicago white sox ( 1956 -- 57 ) .