April 7, 1959- Major League Baseball Comes to Victoria, Texas

[obcbeatle]

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing! I too lived in the Bay Area around the same time period (1965-1971) and saw many games at Candlestick, plus some at the Oakland Coliseum, then we moved to the South (FL, then GA). The first thing I noticed when I started middle school in FL was the heat/humidity! I remember my first day of PE when coach had us run a warm up lap. It was so bloody hot/humid I could barely finish the lap. Something that never happened to me when I lived in SF, where it was always cool/foggy till about 10:00am, then turned cool/sunny till 4:00pm, then the fog would start rolling back in again for the evening/night. Anyway, I imagine Victoria, TX must be as hot/humid as FL/GA. I just read about how hot it was in old Colt Stadium when the Houston Colts played there, till the Astrodome was built. I just can't imagine wearing those flannel uniforms in that kind of heat. Those athletes must have lost A LOT of weight when they wore/played in flannel. I spent most of my young adult life living in GA and went to many Braves games between 1981-2004. It was usually sweltering hot in Atlanta too. And they still play in an outdoor stadium! Granted the athletes now have it much better than those in the vintage era Anyway, sorry for the ramble, thanks for sharing the program and other memorabilia. I love the history of the game!

[JJ McGraw]

Hi Jerry, you are correct…it can be hot and humid here as well and in 1959, they were all still wearing flannel.
Since 2011, I’ve worked on several projects in the Atlanta metro area ( mostly out of Conyers , GA). I was lucky to attend a game at the last season at the old Braves park and have attended a few games at the new park Suntrust Park( at least at that time that’s what it was called). They had an interesting display of reproduction jerseys with a timeline, really well done,
However, I spend a lot of time on days off at Coolray Field , the home of the Gwinnett Stripers ( formerly the Gwinnett Braves). They have a beautiful fairly new park , parking is great and the atmosphere is as good as major league, with all the amenities, but not the hassle in parking, getting in, etc.
if you still are in the metro area, I highly recommend going to games there.
Below are some photos from both parks.