PASSINGS

Carlton Willey

Pitcher had 2 strikeouts in World Series

Carlton Willey, 78, a pitcher whose eight-year major league career included a World Series appearance for the Milwaukee Braves in 1958, died Monday of complications from lung cancer, his family members told WABI-TV in Bangor, Maine.

He was a resident of Cherryfield, Maine.

Willey played in the major leagues from 1958 to 1965 after being signed by the Boston Braves in 1951. While playing for the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets, the right-hander compiled 38 wins and a career 3.76 earned-run average. He was named Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News in 1958 after posting a 9-7 record with the Braves.

He appeared in the 1958 World Series and recorded a pair of strikeouts against the New York Yankees, who won the series in seven games.

Gangubai Hangal

Noted Indian classical singer

Gangubai Hangal, 96, an Indian classical singer who battled caste and gender prejudices to establish a career that spanned more than seven decades, died Tuesday in Hubli, India, after being briefly hospitalized for respiratory problems.

With her powerful, deep voice, Hangal was often described as more gifted than most male singers of her time, and people had trouble matching her strong vocals with her small frame.

She was one of the most well-known singers of Khayal, a style that belonged to the Hindustani, or North Indian, school of classical singing.

She was born March 5, 1913, in the southern state of Karnataka and trained under Sawai Gandharva, a respected guru.

Born into a family of boatmen, considered low caste in Hinduism’s complex caste structure, Hangal battled that prejudice as well as the notion that singing wasn’t an appropriate profession for a woman of her generation.

-- times wire reports