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Originally Posted by Fleerfan
The pitching chart from the game where Brooks hit is final HR is a great item. As I had only started following baseball and the Orioles the season before, that HR is unfortunately one of my only memories of him playing. I remember listening to the game on WFMD, which was the Orioles station in Frederick, MD. The game was tied and went into extra innings when the Indians took the lead in the top of the 10th. The thing I remember about listening to the game was that Brooks fouled off a number of pitches, which just increased the drama with each pitch. When he hit the HR I was ecstatic, and my dad excitedly came to my room to see if I'd heard the HR as he'd been listening to the game in his room as well.
Thanks for sharing the pitching chart and reminding me of that great memory of Brooks and my dad.
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FleerFan, I thought you'd like to see a ticket stub to that game as well. With less than 4900 fans in attendance that evening, I wonder how many of these survived!
