tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post1007868316199719357..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: FFB: Baseball Stars of 1960 -- edited by Ray RobinsonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-43926947658610376932014-09-27T06:25:11.418-05:002014-09-27T06:25:11.418-05:00Fox did finish his career with Houston, which is ...Fox did finish his career with Houston, which is the team swept by the Sox in 2005.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-83371114616505992572014-09-26T22:42:43.256-05:002014-09-26T22:42:43.256-05:00Re Nelson Fox: The White Sox lost to the Dodgers i...Re Nelson Fox: The White Sox lost to the Dodgers in the '59 Series. I can't remember who Fox finished his career with (might have been Houston), but I'm sure it was not the Dodgers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78242715364757811232014-09-26T17:29:51.353-05:002014-09-26T17:29:51.353-05:00What a great find!What a great find!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-38585163036134258412014-09-26T16:36:29.693-05:002014-09-26T16:36:29.693-05:00I was wondering why you thought hitting 10 pts les...I was wondering why you thought hitting 10 pts less with nine more homers and the same RBI was a major comeback. Speaking about Musial I lucked out yesterday at a book sale and found a signed copy of his 1964 autobiography for $2.00Kent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-58633023043282480102014-09-26T10:36:45.195-05:002014-09-26T10:36:45.195-05:00Yep, I looked at the wrong line in the stats. I&#...Yep, I looked at the wrong line in the stats. I'll make the correction. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-46654914934648050662014-09-26T10:25:23.243-05:002014-09-26T10:25:23.243-05:00Bill, Mickey Mantle hit those 54 home runs and 128...Bill, Mickey Mantle hit those 54 home runs and 128 rbi's in 1961 while batting .317. 1961 was the year of the Maris/Mantle chase after Babe Ruth's record.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-6076552651954460782014-09-26T10:18:42.773-05:002014-09-26T10:18:42.773-05:00Hmmmm. I wonder who they beat in that series. Co...Hmmmm. I wonder who they beat in that series. Could it be the team that Fox finished his career with?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18382967281325396422014-09-26T10:13:36.277-05:002014-09-26T10:13:36.277-05:00That looks like Nelson Fox, one of my all-time fav...That looks like Nelson Fox, one of my all-time favorites, on the cover, and it looks like a play from the 1959 World Series. I remember it well. The Sox won the first game 11-0 (I think), but lost the series in six games. Took 'em until 2005 to get there again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34224152377724345532014-09-26T08:53:43.805-05:002014-09-26T08:53:43.805-05:00When I found BASEBALL STARS OF 1960 I knew your bo...When I found BASEBALL STARS OF 1960 I knew your bookshelf was the Right Place for it. Glad it took you on a walk down Memory Lane.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-60572629093548610402014-09-26T07:24:44.623-05:002014-09-26T07:24:44.623-05:00I'm glad they're still around. I remember...I'm glad they're still around. I remembered Malzone's name, but not much else about him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-29909100473120713492014-09-26T07:10:29.112-05:002014-09-26T07:10:29.112-05:00I should add that both Malzone (84) and Colavito (...I should add that both Malzone (84) and Colavito (81) are still alive and kicking.<br /><br />Stay off their lawns!<br /><br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-9582118786854556552014-09-26T07:09:25.009-05:002014-09-26T07:09:25.009-05:00Frank Malzone played third base for the Red Sox.
...Frank Malzone played third base for the Red Sox.<br /><br />I miss the old days too. And Rocky Colavito, another New Yorker (as was Malzone, for that matter) who never got to play for the Yankees until his career was virtually over.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com