A Sunday double header featuring a salute to Mickey Mantle between games. On this bright sunny day, I recall Mickey Mantle getting an 11 minute standing ovation when he was introduced. On the field, they laid out World Championship flags for each of Mantle’s World Series appearances and had a member of that team stand […]
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August 24, 1968 – Yankees vs. Tigers
During this weekend, I was lucky enough to visit with my grandmother in the Bronx which enabled me to catch 3 out of 4 games the Yankees won from the 1st place Detroit Tigers. This game was a magnificent pitching duel between Mel Stottlemyre and Denny McLain. As everyone know, McLain went on to win […]
Continue ReadingJune 9, 1968 – Bat Day Doubleheader – Angels vs. Yankees
Imagine going to a game attended by 56,000 people and most of them are given full size bats as they entered the stadium. That was how they did it back then! A walk-off single by Charley Smith that I vaguely remember because my Dad thought Charley Smith was a great prospect when he was with […]
Continue ReadingMay 30, 1968 – Senators vs. Yankees
I do remember this event. Mickey Mantle went 5 for 5 and I watched from the Mezzanine level in the right field stands. Mantle was by far my favorite player and anything he did was thrilling to me, never mind having a game with 2 home runs, 2 doubles and a single. Stan Bahnsen pitched […]
Continue ReadingApril 28, 1968 – Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers
This one is somewhat of a mystery to me. I don’t quite remember this game. It was the first game of a Sunday doubleheader. I don’t see the scorecard for the second game in my collection. Usually, during this era, you were given an insert sheet scorecard for the extra game on doubleheader days. I […]
Continue ReadingJuly 15, 1967 – Cleveland vs. Yankees
This may have been the first game I attended on my own. During the years of ’67 and ’68, my father worked in Manhattan and commuted via the LIRR. On Weekends and holidays, I could use his commutation ticket into NYC for free. If I had .30 cents for the round trip subway fare, .50 […]
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