[a little elbow grease]

"I watched my first Bball game at Ebbits Field. Earnie Banks played shortstop ...."

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I guess the CUBS were visiting EBBETS FIELD?

[JonPreston]

Yes indeed, the Cubs were in town. When they learned how well Banks could hit he became their 1st baseman. I was such a fan as a kid that I’d wait for the late editions of the newspapers to hit the stands and I’d look at the box scores from the West Coast (never paying for the paper of course). I could do batting averages, ERAs, all the stats in my head just by looking at the latest box scores. It was my game all the way.