East Rowan's lineup in 1964 (Left to right): Bobby Gulledge, Mike Bingham, Danny Williams, Richard Kluttz, Phil Robbins, Ronald Kirk, Julian Sides, Carless Lowman and Phil Bernhardt. GRANITE QUARRY — ...
May 22-23 – The late Buzz Peeler begins his first season as head coach of Gastonia Post 23 and opens the season with back-to-back non-division games against Kings Mountain; Post 23 loses 6-3 at home ...
GASTONIA – When Gastonia Post 23 broke the North Carolina American Legion baseball color line 50 years ago with Willie Gillispie and Elmore Hill, it did so during one of the most glorious eras of the ...
When Gary Coronado inherited the 1964 St. Vincent High School baseball team, it was a bit like winning the lottery after someone else gave away the winning ticket. Coronado was just 23 years old but ...
Jack Fisher was new to the Mets in 1964 when he soon found himself with a song stuck stubbornly in his head. No, not “Meet the Mets,” the team’s earworm-worthy theme jingle for more than 60 years now.
An elite multi-sport athlete and extraordinary team player, Dennis Zacho earned six letters in both baseball and hockey in three years of eligibility a rare double feat. During his career, Zacho ...
A Mickey Mantle jersey from the 1964 World Series has been sold at auction for $1.32 million. It was the jersey Mantle wore when he homered in Games 6 and 7 at St. Louis to give him 18 for his career, ...
Dennis Zacho earned six letters in baseball and hockey in three years of eligibility, and plenty of honors along the way. During the 1965 season, Zacho, led the baseball team in batting average (.397) ...