Thanks Doug Brooke!
I saw Blackwell pitch at old Crosley Field and still remember many of the players from that era. Kluzsewski, Stallcup, Grady Hatton, Gus Bell, and Herm Weimeier (who went to my HS Western Hills). Pitched at Crosley Field once after my Am. Legion days were over and one of my ex-teammates on the other team hit one off the left center field wall. Something you don't forget. Ah, the good old days.
Doug is a retried sales engineer and a good friend and co-worker from our Denison days. Doug pitched for Western Hills hs and one of the best American Legion teams in the country. His hs and Legion teams sent many players to the majors including Pete Rose to Cioncinnati.
Eddie Miller was my favorite player of those days as a Reds Shortstop, even though St. Louis had the perrenial all-star shortstop, Marty Marion. Eddie had a gaff as he retired saying that the hardest play he haqd to make was playing between John Temple at second and Grady Hatton at third. A no-no to Reds fans.
Sam
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