The class “A” 1962 Williamsport Grays went 82-58 and won the Eastern League regular season pennant. The team was coached by future MLB manager Frank Lucchesi and featured a roster that would produce 11 big leaguers including two time All-Star Ray Culp and future Phillies manager Pat Corrales. Also on that roster was a 20…
This week we caught up with Barbara Herrmann (Ed’s wife). After we exchanged a couple of messages, she shared with us the work she is doing to continue the support for one of Ed’s favorite charities: The Greatest Save The Greatest Save (TGS) is a national safety program seeking to arm kids and teens with…
It has been 13 years since we lost Willie Stargell. Rather than go on and on about how much Willie meant to so many in baseball… we wanted to share this timeless obituary by AP sports writer Ted Anthony published on April 9th, 2001 from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [hr] Captain Willie was Pittsburgh icon He was…
On this day in 1974 – Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron’s career, tying him with the great Babe Ruth for the most in major league history.