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Auggie

(31,168 posts) Tue Apr 8, 2014, 04:50 PM Apr 2014

Speaking of Anniversaries: Hank Aaron, #715, 40 years ago today

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Speaking of Anniversaries: Hank Aaron, #715, 40 years ago today (Original Post) Auggie Apr 2014 OP

And I watched it live on tv... joeybee12 Apr 2014 #1

I saw it live too Auggie Apr 2014 #2

It was weird, because that was 40 years ago and without cable joeybee12 Apr 2014 #3

It was nationally televised. I saw it in Cleveland. Auggie Apr 2014 #5

Giants win! Upton Apr 2014 #4

Box scores of both games Auggie Apr 2014 #6

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. And I watched it live on tv...

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 10:55 AM

Apr 2014

Damn, I'm old!

Auggie

(31,168 posts)

2. I saw it live too

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 01:54 PM

Apr 2014

"Getting old sucks" — my father-in-law, on his 75th birthday, many many years ago.

I know exactly what he means now.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. It was weird, because that was 40 years ago and without cable

Reply to Auggie (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 05:31 PM

Apr 2014

you didn't see many baseball games on tv, and this was Connecticut, so I can only assume it was shown because you knew he was going to break the record.

Auggie

(31,168 posts)

5. It was nationally televised. I saw it in Cleveland.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 08:37 PM

Apr 2014

Upton

(9,709 posts)

4. Giants win!

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2014, 06:20 PM

Apr 2014

Auggie

(31,168 posts)

6. Box scores of both games

Reply to Upton (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 10, 2014, 10:41 AM

Apr 2014

I was curious.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197404080.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197404080.shtml

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