In the Summer of 1957 I was 12 years old (out of the sixth grade) and pitched the first game of our Little League season. We played “Pryor's” ball club and I had a great game: I threw a no-hitter and struck out 17 out of 18 batters. I was wild however, and hit several batters (including one that was out for several minutes). That was when I first thought I might play major league baseball.
In September of 1957 I entered the seventh grade at Eastern High School (Middletown, KY), outside of Louisville, KY. The first day of classes a boy came up to me in homeroom and said, “You're Bob McConnell, aren't you”. He introduced himself as AC Pryor, the boy I had knocked out in my no-hitter the Summer before. We became friends and have been best friends ever since.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete