To celebrate, let's take a trip back to the early 1960s for a glimpse of baseball at Parker Field with a player from the Richmond Virginians...
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Photo courtesy of The Library of Virginia's Adolph B. Rice Studio collection
The Virginians were the farm team for the NY Yankees. I remember in the early 60s when the Yankees played an exhibition game against the Virginians. My parents family friend was Don Larsen (Uncle Don to me). I remember the next morning kids and fathers lined up down our street waiting to get his signature on their baseballs. My brother and I were the most popular kids on the block for a while.
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