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Michael SteeleFenway Park, 1968, Red Sox versus Twins. I think the Sox won 10-4 but the score was secondary.
I was a wide eyed 7 year old sitting in the bleachers about 7 rows up from the bullpen taking it all in. My hero was Yaz and he was just coming off the triple crown year of 67 so he was king of the city.
Yaz comes up and hits one on a high arch right for me. It was ticketed for my row and wound up 2 rows right behind me. If I had been a little taller then 4 foot it could have been a souvenir but I still remember that high arching homer that was just majestic. I love that memory.