50 Years Ago

Frank Robinson clobbered a home run completely out of Memorial Stadium.

Here 50
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We will raise and fly the flag on Sundays when the Orioles play at home this season. Come by on your way to Camden Yards.
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Poster by Greg Houston of the Baltimore Academy of Illustration

There have been some real nice stories written about Frank and the 66 O's and HERE recently..

I was interviewed on the Dan Rodricks "Roughly Speaking" podcast: Episode 92
         Click here to go to the podcast. You can also find it on soundcloud, on iOS devices use the podcast app and search for "Roughly Speaking" - we are episode 92. Thanks Dan!  Dan has written about Frank and also recently interviewed Bob Luke about Integrating the Orioles on episode 74.

Pete Kerzel wrote a nice piece about HERE 50 on the MASN website.
"Sunday Event will mark 50th anniversary of Frank Robinson's blast out of Memorial Stadium"
Pete told me that he was at the game 50 years ago on Mother's Day and that that was his first baseball game!

Mike Klingaman of the Sun wrote a story tying together many parts of the HERE story.
"Remembering Frank Robinson's historic, outside-the-park home run, 50 years later"
Mike has several stories over the years about Frank in the Sun and also on the Retro Baltimore tumblr.

Brittany Britto – The Sun, Sunday May 8th
‘A hometown baseball hero remembered’
Brittany and Sun photographer amy Davis were at the Event on Sunday.

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