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Joe P.Hal, like I said it's all relative.
The first game that my pop took me to was at the Polo Grounds in 1944.
It was between the Jints and the Pirates.
No Honus or McGraw, but my dad knew a fellow Cuban by the name of Adolfo Luque, then a coach with the Jints.
It was during the war years.
Here are the rosters.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1944&t=NY1
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1944&t=PIT
Life can be unreal.
I just looked at the Pirate roster and saw a familiar name Pete Coscarart.
In 1969, I bought a view property from him in San Marcus, Ca.
He was then a realtor in Escondido, Ca.
Life is beautiful and full of the unexpected.
Until this moment, I didn't realize that I saw Pete play at my first game.
Joe