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 […]
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June 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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