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SteveI don't mean to bring up an old thread, but this one caught my eye.
Although not prewar, I am close friends with Carlton Willey. Carlton pitched for the Braves and Mets from 1958-1965. Some of his accomplishments include pitching in the '58 World Series against the Yankees, being the first Mets pitcher to hit a grand slam and retiring all three Alou brothers in one inning.
Some of my greatest memories are of listening to Carlton talk about playing with Aaron, Spahn, Duke Snider, Casey Stengel and those guys. You throw a name out there, he has a story or two for them. And a lot of them are a riot!
Carlton is like a Grandfather to me, I just love him to pieces. The main focus of my collection is his items.
As I said, not prewar, but a friendship I am very proud of.