1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- JESUS ALOU- MONTREAL EXPOS
Jesus Alou one of the three famous Alou brothers who had long careers in major league baseball. Jay Alou is pictured in the above 1969 Topps Card- as an […]
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1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- JOSE SANTIAGO- BOSTON RED SOX
Jose Santiago was a right handed pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics [1963-65} and Boston Red Sox from 1966-70. Going into the 1969 season he twenty-eight years old. The […]
IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY… NYC PLAYGROUND BASKETBALL LEGEND EARL ‘THE GOAT’ MANIGAULT DIES AT 53
ESPN a number of years ago did one of their 30 for 30’s on Marcus Dupree- one of the greatest high school football players ever whose career was basically […]
1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- ERNIE BANKS-CHICAGO CUBS
Ernie Banks will always be remembered as Mr. Cub. The baseball card above represents Banks perfectly. The first time I saw him play my uncle pointed him out during […]
1969 BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE DAY- KEN SUAREZ- CLEVELAND INDIANS
In 1969 Ken Suarez was a catcher for the Cleveland Indians. Suarez was a catcher for three major league teams during his career- Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and the […]
50 YEARS AGO TODAY- MONDAY 5.13.1968- MY FIRST BASEBALL GAME- ST.LOUIS CARDINALS VS PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT FORBES FIELD
Fifty years ago today I went to my first Major League Baseball game. The previous fall I had fallen in love with baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 1968 […]
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