1960s - Can you hear the crowd and smell the hot dogs?

                 1960s - Heroes and Hot dogs
                   Growing up with bubble gum cards,
              stadium souvenirs, and pennants. That
           was in the 6Os. Baseball wasn't a business,
         it was the national pastime. The players were
      larger than life, they were heroes. They still are.

"In the summer of 1958, Dad took Howie, Grandpa,
Vivian, Uncle Phil, Howard Kunemund (Grandpa's
cousin) and me to a ball game. This was the         By James Murphy
original stadium, not the one refurbished in
the 1970s. It was a different time: the grownups wore jackets and ties
with hats. The family car was washed for the occasion. We were
driving to New York City!
There were the Yankees down there, going through their batting
practice, bright white uniforms, pinstripes, and numbers. Howie kept
    pointing out Number 7; Mickey Mantle was taking his swings. We
     were seated behind third base, and I watched him batting left
      handed, ripping line drives into the right field seats. The crack
      of his bat echoed through the stadium and the crowd would cheer
          on every swing. I can't recall who the Yankees played that
             day, or who won the game. However, I do remember the drive
              back to Connecticut that night, the guys around me, wishing
                  my day was just beginning again."

Some of the players that made the game great

Hank Aaron - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1982
          Made the 3OOO Hit Club in 197O
Sandy Koufax - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1972
          382 strike outs and a perfect game in 65
Mickey Mantle - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974
          Longest measured home run of 643 feet
Roger Maris -   Broke Babe Ruth's home run record
          of 6O in 1961
Willie Mays -    Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1979
          Made the 3OOO Hit Club in 197O
Ted Williams - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1966
           Last player to bat .4OO