John Wyatt was a relief pitcher on the Red Sox team that year, 4th African American to win a World Series game when he won game 6 against the cardinals!
Thank you so much for putting up this video. I was tearie-eyed throughout as it brought back memories of my own life. This was the year I became a real fan of sports. The nieghbor kids were from Lynn, Mass., so naturally I came to be a Boston fan along with them. The difference was that I also began collecting stuff on the team and never let go. Lonborg was from Santa Maria, so naturally having a California boy on their team made him my favorite player. I reveled in his success and tered up for his failures. Even today, he maintains that gentlemanly attitude towards others and I treasure a letter he sent back to me sharing a story from he and "the Hawk". And with time, i came to both forgive and pity Jack Hamilton, as he did not hit Tony C. on purpose and he regreted that moment for the rest of his life. Back then, baseball really was our National Pastime...including swearing, drinking, and working other jobs on the side. No spinach-chomping druggies enhancing their bodies to bring in the big haul. Just down home kids who loved a game and rose to lead it! Yes, I was one of those kids who own the 33RPM record: "The Impossbile Dream" and still love it.
That Catch YAZ made in 1967,was one of the greatest catches I have ever seen!
John Wyatt was a relief pitcher on the Red Sox team that year, 4th African American to win a World Series game when he won game 6 against the cardinals!
Huge part of that team!
Thank you so much for putting up this video. I was tearie-eyed throughout as it brought back memories of my own life. This was the year I became a real fan of sports. The nieghbor kids were from Lynn, Mass., so naturally I came to be a Boston fan along with them. The difference was that I also began collecting stuff on the team and never let go. Lonborg was from Santa Maria, so naturally having a California boy on their team made him my favorite player. I reveled in his success and tered up for his failures. Even today, he maintains that gentlemanly attitude towards others and I treasure a letter he sent back to me sharing a story from he and "the Hawk". And with time, i came to both forgive and pity Jack Hamilton, as he did not hit Tony C. on purpose and he regreted that moment for the rest of his life. Back then, baseball really was our National Pastime...including swearing, drinking, and working other jobs on the side. No spinach-chomping druggies enhancing their bodies to bring in the big haul. Just down home kids who loved a game and rose to lead it! Yes, I was one of those kids who own the 33RPM record: "The Impossbile Dream" and still love it.
Awesome recollections!
Mozart’s Requiem playing during the footage of Tony’s accident is a bold choice, and I think it works.
Whenever we have a shot at the pennent I watched 10967 videos.
Thank me in about a week to 10 days..
100-1 Odds to win the Pennant,who ever took those odds,made out pretty good!
By 1967, the Red Sox were no longer laughingstocks of baseball.
Cards in 7
Hurtful, 1janeybug. 😜
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