September 11, 1976 - Minnie
Minoso comes to bat for the White Sox after a twelve-year hiatus. He goes
hitless in his three at bats against Frank
Tanana, but his appearance makes him one of a handful of Major League
players to play in four decades. His at bat in 1980 will match him with Nick
Altrock as a five-decade player.
- So this has been hit or miss with me – maybe if I try to discipline myself to writing a daily blog entry I can get more in the swing of it. I’m not a good writer but for some reason I want to leave thoughts somewhere for….my kids? My grandkids? I don’t know….and maybe it doesn’t matter. Maybe it’s just for me.
- To today is the 11th of September and everyone is commemorating the attacks in 2001. I think it goes a little overboard but … we’re baby-boomers and it’s all about “us” right? Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941 and there’s barely a mention of it anymore. Perhaps “9-11” will be that way someday.
- I barely remember Minnie Minoso. I do recall it being a big deal that he played in 5 different decades. But since he was out of baseball for 12 years – and since the Sox were owned by the publicity seeking Bill Veeck, I think that this is more of a stunt than an actual achievement.
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