I know I'm a little late chiming in with this one, but I thought it was such a thrill to see Mantle, Berra, Maris and Clemente (didn't remember that Clemente literally seemed to step in the bucket, but still kept his head and hands back--what a hitter!) in action again (I used to like the Yankees when I was a kid, in the pre-Steinbrenner era, and was a huge Mantle and Maris fan). Nice to see Mickey get three hits and two ribbies, even in the loss. Seems the Pirates were a team of destiny, based on Virdon's comments in the course of the telecast, and the manner in which the tide turned in Pittsburgh's favor in this one!
Was also really impressed to hear that Mantle had hit one out earlier in the series over the 436-foot marker to the opposite field!!! 450-460 feet to the opposite field??? My God, what a monster he was!!!
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