1969 was a strange year in baltimore sports
Lose to the Mets in the Series
Lose to the Jets in the SuperBowl
I did not then nor do I now pay attention to basketball but,
Lose to Knicks in the NBA eastern div semi finals
I took my father to the last Os game played in Bmore’s Memorial Stadium and at the end they brought out just about every living former or current Oriole. Quite the scene as the helicopter cam and pulled the foul pole out of the ground to take it down to Camden Yards.
Well, consider how great that year was in New York ! My first ever game, in person, was that year, at Shea, and my cousin’s first game was the same month, at Memorial Stadium. We have been fans of the Birds, and the Amazin’s, since that time, and have taken great joy in poking each other in the ribs, for the last 40+ years, beginning with the ‘69 Series.
What a great memory that must be, of the last Memorial Stadium game, especially with your Dad there, with you.
I agree about Billy, I was disappointed that he and Cal weren’t able to play together, for an extended period of time, that would have been another great chapter in the Ripken book.