1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- AL MCBEAN- SAN DIEGO PADRES
Alvin O’Neal McBean- when McBean played for the Pirates from 1961 to 1968 and then finishing his career with them in 1970 -the Pirates announcer the colorful Bob Prince […]
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1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- MICKEY STANLEY- DETROIT TIGERS
The 1969 Topps baseball cards are my favorite. I heard someone once say that a lot of people’s favorite year card is the ones when they first started collecting. Maybe […]
THE GREATEST LIVING BASEBALL PLAYER- WILLIE MAYS 87 TODAY
Back in 1969 for the baseball centennial they made a big deal out of naming Joe Dimaggio the greatest living player. It is still debatable as to whether Dimaggio was […]
JOE DIMAGGIO’S 56 GAME HITTING STREAK BEGINS THIS DAY IN 1941.
On this day in 1941- seventy-seven years ago today- {I double checked the math on that- yes seventy-seven years ago!} The Yankee Clipper Joltin’ Joe Dimaggio got a […]
MY MUSIC LISTENING JOURNAL: DAY 74: WEDNESDAY MAY 2, 2018
ALBUMS ALICE COOPER: GREATEST HITS: 1974: 5 STARS OUT OF 5 STARS: Alice Cooper released this greatest hits album near the peak of his popularity in the mid 1970’s- […]
MAY 2, 1939- LOU GEHRIG TAKES HIMSELF OUT OF THE LINE-UP AFTER 2130 CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED
On this day in 1939- seventy-nine years ago Lou Gehrig the immortal Yankees first baseman who had played in 2130 consecutive games- took himself out of the line-up in a […]
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