The photo above is an overview, from behind home plate and well above, of the field at Connie Mack Stadium. It was a magical place for a child to watch professional baseball, with the runways leading to the first view of a majestically lush green field as you stepped beyond the ramp. In my day there was never much of a crowd there, as the team was gosh awful except for the magical season 60 years ago.
Ironically the two best games of 1964 didn’t happen at Connie Mack. The greatest joy for Phillies fans was Jim Bunning pitching a perfect game at Shea Stadium on Father’s Day, June 21. Rivaling that, just two weeks later, Johnny Callison hit a walkoff home run in the All-Star Game at Shea on July 7. But that was the high point of the season. The Phillies famously folded down the stretch to blow a six and a half fame lead with 12 games left in the season. No need to belabor that.
What came to mind when this photo showed up in my Facebook feed was the Old Hickory sign that faded off and on beyond the right field wall. While Wes Covington and Johnny Callison (and occasionally John Herrnstein) would majestically put a ball in orbit toward Old Hickory, Clay Dalrymple would more regularly line a ball off the wall that would net the un-fleet-of-foot catcher for a single.
The many beams in the bleachers made for too many obstructed views in the bleachers, and the structure was quite run down in the ’60s, but it was our stadium, and that’s all that mattered.
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This is the Dr. Len Press marvelous, updated version of ‘Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood.’ : an iconic photo and a poignant remembrance of things past.
” Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower, We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind”
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