gary blackwell:
CLASS OF 1971
Ben C. Rain High SchoolClass of 1971
Mobile, AL
gary's Story
Dear Gary
The year you played for the Dubuque Packers in the 1970's, you hit one home run. The night you hit it I was sitting on the left field light-pole. I chased down the ball in the weeds by the railroad track. Bob Feller was there doing a baseball promotion. He signed the ball in big letters. I eventually got 4 more hall of famer pitchers to sign it. I distinctly remember that a player named Blackwell hit it. By going through minor league directory statistics--I f...Expand for more
ound your first name and tracked you to Ben Rain High School. The ball sits in my library shelf......Presently, I am a physician in Denver, Colorado. Some of my best memories were going to Petrakis Park and watching minor league baseball. I am fairly certain I have the only home run you hit that year...Sincerely, William Maury
My wife, stepson and myself are still hugh baseball fans. Finally, I think I am sharing the story with the player who actually hit the ball...
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