Posted By:
Tom HuffordFred,
Back in the 1960's, Hall of Fame historian Lee Allen wrote a column "Cooperstown Corner" for The Sporting News. Lee loved to travel the country hunting down "what ever happened to" old ballplayers, and he often used these findings as subjects for his columns.
I remember that he once included an item about Mort Flohr and his major league debut in one of his columns. It seems like the first batter he faced in the majors was Babe Ruth, and he plucked The Babe with his first big-league pitch. If I remember correctly, Flohr operated a restaurant after his baseball career, and Lee Allen couldn't understand why Mort didn't call the restaurant "The First Pitch."
SABR republished most of these columns in a book titled (appropriately) "Cooperstown Corner" about 15 years ago, and I think it is still available - and a terrific read!