Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Oldest Living Major Leaguer about to hit 99
Clinton Recorder, a small shoreline newspaper here in Connecticut has an article about Paul Hopkins. Paul was another player who spent a little time in the major leagues and went on to live a long life. (That seems to be a theme around here lately .)
Paul was probably best known for serving up Babe Ruth's 59th home run in 1927 and resides in Chester Connecticut; as does a high school buddy of mine and noted minimalist Sol LeWitt. Happy birthday, Paul!! (Man oh man, I feel like Willard Scott.)
I consider myself a history buff. By no stretch of the imagination am I a historian. But Jules Tygiel is a history professor. He has written a couple of books that focus on baseball history: Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy and Past Time: Baseball as History, Tonight I picked up Past Time on the reccomendation of a fellow baseball fan. I look forward to reading it. Hopefully I'll learn a few things that will help me out in my quest for ballyard knowledge.
Paul was probably best known for serving up Babe Ruth's 59th home run in 1927 and resides in Chester Connecticut; as does a high school buddy of mine and noted minimalist Sol LeWitt. Happy birthday, Paul!! (Man oh man, I feel like Willard Scott.)
I consider myself a history buff. By no stretch of the imagination am I a historian. But Jules Tygiel is a history professor. He has written a couple of books that focus on baseball history: Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy and Past Time: Baseball as History, Tonight I picked up Past Time on the reccomendation of a fellow baseball fan. I look forward to reading it. Hopefully I'll learn a few things that will help me out in my quest for ballyard knowledge.
