Pretty big crowd came out for this annual charity event. New/old Oriole Jeff Conine spoke a bit before the game started, thanking everybody for coming out. Brooks Robinson, Rico Carty, Manny Sanguillan, Jackie Hernandez, and Alvin Dark were some of the guys signing autographs just before gametime (Dark, whose last MLB game was in 1960, seemed a bit surprised that people still called to him for an autograph, saying "You still remember me?").
Fun sight - Minnie Minoso coaching at third, Brooks Robinson at first. Manny Sanguillan hit pretty well but someone else ran for him - you could see he could barely walk, much less run. The rules are looser here - Ron Swaboda got an out, walked into the dugout, then came out again as the next batter, and got a hit. The female morning-host on 99.9 FM for some reason was in the lineup and played a not-so-good second base. Bill Lee hit a 3-run home run that tightened up the score and brought his team out to the plate to congratulate him. 2 outs later the game was over. The AL (or the Visitors, or whoever they were) won 14-13. The Marlins alumni were impressive, as Andre Dawson and Orestes Destrade both had home runs, while even Cookie Rojas looked pretty good for a while fielding at third base. (Maybe the Fish should be scouting these guys.)
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