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During his playing days 30 years ago, the Hall of Fame shortstop for the Chicago White Sox was known as Old Aches and Pains. But last week Septuagenarian Luke Appling could say, "I never felt better than I did last night." The reason: as the lead-off batter for the American League in the Cracker Jack Old Timers Baseball Classic at R.F.K. Stadium in Washington, he smacked the second pitch into the leftfield stands. The fence was only 250 ft., but never mind, nobody was counting up feet. They were counting up Appling's 75 years...
Yankee Mickey Mantle tells of leaving home in Dallas for the 1967 All-Star Game in Anaheim, Calif., barely arriving in time to run for the batter's box and strike out. He jokes that he was back in Dallas to watch the end of the game on television, to see Perez win it for the National League with a home run in the 15th inning. Mantle starts the story mirthfully but finishes it regretfully. The American League had enough good players, just not enough Pete Roses, hunkered down cheering on the dugout steps even after they were...
After third baseman Mike Kreuger popped to Gaylord Lyman at third, Brown walked right fielder Jake Hart on a pitch that didn't miss by much, scoring a run. When the count went to 2-0 on the next batter, Tom Snarsky, Crimson Coach Alex Nahigian had seen enough...
Marlene Schools, the first Crimson batter to face Dickerman, hit a fly ball to center for the first out Raney followed with a grounder to short that looked like a game ending double play ball, but Horne barreled into second base, and the Bruin infielder missed both the force at second and the throw to first...
With Harvard holding a 3 lead. Crimson hurler B Doyle same in to pitch in the ninth . The first batter up. Husky right fielder Rossi managed a walk. After Doyle struck out catcher Doug Elliot, he walked designated hitter Bill Crowley on our pitches which may or may not have been smart since Crowley already had four hits on the afternoon...