Tim Sommer Quits Pro Baseball to Take Sales Job
Norwalk's former top pitching prospect Tim Sommer leaves pro baseball for a sales post with an Elmira, New York manufacturer. The 28 year old cites lack of security and family needs, reflecting on a career that included 11 5 with 21 saves in Elmira and a MVP season in 1967. He remains on the Elmira baseball club board and does local radio work.
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