Those players are so etched in our minds. I knew as much about the Sox as I did about the Cubs because it was baseball. 48 years ago --already. Jim Bunning. Loved his Tigers baseball card in 1959. It had a pink background. Now, he's the worst senator in the US. Nellie hitting a home run almost was physically impossible with his stance and bat. I can still see the old Comiskey on our black and white TV, late afternoon, hot dog wrappers blowing around the outfield track, the shadows coming through those arches and showing up on the field, centerfield marking at 415. If you remember, I have the 59 Sox baseball cards and pennant on my basement wall. Rudolph is one of them.
When I found this site, the first thing I clicked on was June 1, 1957. The Cubs lose to Reds 22-2. Really. Tom Poholsky, a guy I won a trivia contest by naming in about 1975, gives up 9 runs in one inning. I remember those days. I learned early what it meant to be a Cubs fan.
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My brother passed along a couple final memories spurred by that Sox opener. Charlie Maxwell was caused "Paw Paw" because that was the name of his Michigan home town. And he was always referred to by announcer Jack Brickhouse (yes, he also did Sox games in those days) as the 'greatest Sunday hitter in Major League history'. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a data base that will filter out his hitting performance on just a specific day of the week.
Also, 'Little Nellie', the second baseman who hit the homer to win it, always played with a red handkerchef in his back pocket. Why? Don't know.
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