@Arnold D. Cribari posted:[Spooky music, flying eyeball, then you hear the same voice:]
"Welcome to - THE TWILIGHT ZONE."
It's September 29, 1954 and you are in Manhattan at the Polo Grounds seated in the stands to see Game 1 of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Giants.
It's the top of the 8th inning with the score tied 1 to 1. Vic Wertz of Cleveland comes to the plate with men on 1st and 2nd base.
Don Little of New York is pitching in relief of Sal Maglie and the count is 2 balls and 1 strike.
Little winds up, here's the pitch:
There's a drive to deep center field, a young centerfielder known as the "Say Hey Kid" runs a long way, he's feet from home plate, he reaches up, - by Golly, he's got it! The great Willie Mays makes "The Catch." His hat falls off. Then, he twirls his body and makes a tremendous throw back to the infield as he falls to the ground.
What? No October, 1951 and the "Shot heard round the world", Bobby Thompson's home run off of Ralph Branca? I have ties to that game, sort of, my mom and dad lived in the Bronx (I think they were already engaged), and they rode the subway to Manhattan in the morning together. That day they dared each other to play hookie and go to the game. When it reached the stop near the Polo grounds , they got off, called in sick, and went to the game. Coming in from the Bronx where they lived (East Bronx, east of Botanical Gardens) I assume they would have taken the D train to Yankee Stadium and then the shuttle there to the Polo Grounds.
