I was a nine year old Giants fan and I remember the buzz about the rookie. He hit two triples off Robin Roberts in his first MLB game. Mays, McCovey and Cepeda presented a tough top-of-the-order for many years. Seemed like he always had a smile on his face. You had to love the guy. A sad day for all of us.
Another Giants luminary, at least in my book, passed away recently. Hank Greenwald could call a baseball game. Had a lot of knowledge and an affable style, and knew when to be quiet (unlike the motormouths we do
not suffer gladly today). The Giants typically played day games on Wednesday back in the '80's when I lived in the Bay Area. What a treat it was to listen to the ball game while I toiled away drawing survey maps. Made work fun. Those days are a nice memory for me. RIP