Roger Hit It Out Of The Park In 1961
From the lens 61 in 61.
I am dedicating this article 61 in 61
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rauspitz Jan 30, 2012 @ 3:47 pm | delete
- I remember the Home Run Derby. It was quite an a amazing thing for 1961. Very nice lens.
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GayleMcLaughlin Sep 2, 2011 @ 5:33 pm | delete
- I remember this moment in baseball history well! My dad and I talked a lot about this race! Thanks for the memories!
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---Chazz
Aug 15, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
- Thanks for the memories. Blessed on the Squid Angels Epic Back To School Bus Trip Quest.
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OhMe Jun 10, 2011 @ 8:01 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for your continued support of Friends of the Park. This month's payout was the highest ever with $109.97 going for our Veterans Park. The Squidoo Friends of Friends of the Park have donated over $2,000 so far. Wow, you are super and very much appreciated!
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- Back to lensroll to my Baseball Card Adventure Series
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- Friends of the Park is once again thrilled with this month's payday and appreciates all the lensmasters who opt for Friends of the Park for a percentage of their royalties.
Squidoo donated another $76.64 to Friends of the Park for Veterans Park making the total to date from Squidoo $1,733.53. Thank you, Squidoo for Stepping Up To The Plate for Veterans Park in Pendleton SC.
Thank you, Bev, for your continued support
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- I am so excited and just add to pop back in and let you know that the August payout for Friends of the Park was $86.85 in royalties and $495.00 in contest winnings. Thank you for your part in making this happen! Friends of the Park is so appreciative of all our Squidoo friends. Thank you. Thank you.
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- Friends of the Park received their wonderful $99 and sure appreciate your winning on our behalf! Thank you again and again! Yippee! Happy Sunshine Award.
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- I will be back to lensroll this to my latest lens when it goes green.
Squidoo Steps Up To The Plate for Pendleton
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bethd821
Jun 22, 2010 @ 9:01 am | delete
- I'm a little behind in my reading. Congrats on winning the Summer Sunshine Award for this great charity. I'm planning on visiting the park for Freedom Fest on July 3rd. I see a really great lens in the making!
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- I am so excited, Beth!
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S. Randy Hayes, Mayor of Pendleton, SC
Jun 21, 2010 @ 8:50 am | delete
- Congratulations Nancy and great big "Thank You" to the donor. 61 tells us of the success of one man. It also tell us of his struggles. As the Mayor of Pendleton, I am greatfull that we have citizens who are willing to sacrafice and struggle because they know in the end they will meet the goal or break the record. Not for personal gain not for applause, solely for the betterment of others.
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- Thank you, Mayor Hayes, for all you are doing for the town of Pendleton and for recognizing the contributions of Squidoo and special lensmasters such as Bev!
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BevsPaper
Jun 21, 2010 @ 8:26 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for stopping by, Mayor Hayes! It was an honor to help out your town. I'm going to have to come down and see that park some day!
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- Back again. I just can't seem to stay away from all these wonderful lenses benefiting Friends of the Park. We have a meeting on Monday so I wanted to have all of them fresh on my mind to give my report. Thanks again.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Jun 18, 2010 @ 6:44 am | delete
- Congratulations to you on winning a Sunshine Award for this lens on 61 in 61 and thank you for the introduction.
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stacy_mcdaniel
Jun 17, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
- Congratulations! I was born in 75. I have never heard the story about 61 and 61. Great Lens!
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Kim Beck
Jun 14, 2010 @ 10:36 am | delete
- Bev, Thank you so very such for your donation to Friends Of The Park. Our community is working so hard to make it the best ever! Your lens was a big hit!
Kim
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Davie and Ed
Jun 13, 2010 @ 7:56 am | delete
- Thanks for helping our Step Up to the Plate campaign!!!
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WindyWinters
Jun 12, 2010 @ 9:49 pm | delete
- Congratulations on the Sunshine Award! Yes, I agree...a great way to tie in another lens, a story and help Friends of the Park!
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janices7 Jun 10, 2010 @ 2:52 pm | delete
- Just wanted to say congrats on getting the sunshine award. Choosing baseball to write about....what a great way to tie the lens theme into the Friends of the Park charity that you are supporting. Fantastic!
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- Just had to stop back by and see how ya doing! I am still celebrating! I added the winning $99 to our fundraising total on Step Up To The Plate.
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ohcaroline
Jun 10, 2010 @ 8:40 am | delete
- Very nice. I really enjoy baseball stories. This is a good one.
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Grace Ammons
Jun 10, 2010 @ 8:32 am | delete
- I enjoyed the story and as a proud Pendletonian I just wanted to say thank you for choosing Friends of the Park as your designated charity. Not only are you a good writer, you also have a talent for recognizing groups with a genuine sense of community. Pendleton, SC is a wonderful place to live and we thank you for your contribution!
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puzzlemaker
Jun 10, 2010 @ 5:46 am | delete
- A terrific story I knew nothing about. I wasn't born yet in 1961 so I'm glad to learn about this. I think those years must have been the height of baseball goodness, as I still hear about all of these legends. Congrats on winning the Sunshine Award. You've done such a wonderful job and Friends of the Park will benefit...without having to stand in the hot sun for this donation. Wonderful.
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theraggededge
Jun 9, 2010 @ 2:18 pm | delete
- Congratulations of your Sunshine Award, Bev! Excellent lens. Blessed :-)
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Tom V
Jun 9, 2010 @ 1:26 pm | delete
- I can remember the home run race, and I remember really wanting The Mick to win it. Maris turned out to be the winner, and I believe that the hoopla took a lot out of him. He was a great champion, though, humble and not given to braggadoccio.
Loved your story, and thanks for helping us down here in Pendleton...maybe we'll have a Maris (or Mantle) playing on our fields someday!
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Scott
Jun 9, 2010 @ 10:04 am | delete
- Thank you so much... this is great news .... all of Pendleton thanks you!!!!
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mbgphoto Jun 9, 2010 @ 10:01 am | delete
- What a cool lens....congratulations on helping Friends of the Park! I'm lensrolling this to my two baseball lenses.
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Wednesday_Elf
Jun 9, 2010 @ 6:51 am | delete
- Popping back by to extend my 'congratulations' for this terrific lens winning for Friends of the Park, Bev. And congratulations to Nancy for her charity winning this award! Love the avatar Nancy created for you. Am lensrolling to my 'Crazy about Baseball' lens about my baseball memories, which has a portion of it's proceeds dedicated to 'Friends of the Park'.
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kimmanleyort
Jun 9, 2010 @ 6:47 am | delete
- What a team you two make! Inspired idea to write about Roger Maris for Pendleton's baseball park.
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- Oh, I am so glad you like your avatar in baseball gear. I think you look adorable but then you have certainly won my heart over with this big win!
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Spook
Jun 9, 2010 @ 4:41 am | delete
- This has just made my day, so congratulations. As an aside I would have to agree with the baseball commissioner. If babe did it in 154 games, then surely to break a record must be in that timespan? Congrats once more.
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PatinKC
Jun 8, 2010 @ 10:38 pm | delete
- Congratulations on your award! Well deserved. Great lens! I was a big fan of the Cardinals in '61.
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enigma0430
Jun 8, 2010 @ 9:07 pm | delete
- Congrats on winning. What a great lens! I really enjoyed it.
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- Just popping in again for about the 20th time today but wanted you to know that I blogged about the big win on Crabbys Thank You, Bev
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Joan4
Jun 8, 2010 @ 8:15 pm | delete
- Copying Chef Keem: Yeah Pendleton and Yeah Sunshine Award! Congratulations!
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hlkljgk Jun 8, 2010 @ 7:06 pm | delete
- congrats on your sunshine award!
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LoKackl
Jun 8, 2010 @ 5:38 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens! Congratulations Miss Sunshine!! Now don't let that Squidoo Meetup gathering talk you into buying all their refreshments ;-) But, for real it's exciting that the Pendleton baseball project will benefit from your hard work and creativity!!
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chefkeem
Jun 8, 2010 @ 5:31 pm | delete
- YAY, Pendleton! Congrats, Bev! :)
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WordCustard
Jun 8, 2010 @ 4:59 pm | delete
- What can I say but... CONGRATULATIONS! :)
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burgessvillian
Jun 8, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
- Congrats Bev. I never knew about this so I am glad that I learned something along with reading an interesting lens. Great job.
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Norma_Budden
Jun 8, 2010 @ 4:29 pm | delete
- Congratulations, Bev and congrats to Friends of the Park. I enjoyed your lens. Having not paid much attention to sports, this is all news to me. Of course, I wasn't born until 1972...:)
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JenOfChicago
Jun 8, 2010 @ 3:03 pm | delete
- Wonderful lens! Glad to see some great baseball lenses here in the Sports section! Blessed by a squidangel
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Momtothezoo Jun 8, 2010 @ 2:28 pm | delete
- Congratulations Bev for winning for FOTP!!!! You Go Girl!!!!
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- Yippee! Thank you so much Bev! This is fantastic! I can't wait to share the good news with all the Friends of the Park. Thank you for Stepping Up To The Plate for Pendleton!
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BevsPaper
Jun 8, 2010 @ 1:34 pm | delete
- It was my sincere pleasure, Nancy! This is just so very exciting!
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- I'll say it's exciting! Friends of the Park Volunteers are doing the Happy Dance, for sure. Do you know that we would have to stand in the hot sun and sell over 130 watermelon wedges at Freedom Fest to clear $99 - WOW, thanks again and again!
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HorseAndPony
Jun 8, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
- Congratulations on your Sunshine Award! This is such a great story. Thanks for sharing. Blessed! http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
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Susan52
Jun 8, 2010 @ 11:46 am | delete
- Congratulations to you and your charity for the big Summer Sunshine charity contest win!
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SquidooKimberly
Jun 8, 2010 @ 11:31 am | delete
- Congratulations! You're a Sunshine Award winner: http://blogs.squidoo.com/squidblog/2010/06/08/sunshine-award-61-in-61/ Thanks for the great read and hard work!
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Waxing-Lyrical Jun 5, 2010 @ 5:06 pm | delete
- Coming from the other side of the Atlantic, I have to say I know nothing about baseball, but it was interesting reading about this event. Good luck to Friends of the Park as well.
Here's some angel dust in the form of a blessing :)
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skiesgreen
Jun 2, 2010 @ 11:07 pm | delete
- Great lens on an interesting subject. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust and also added to charity-lenses-for-summer-sunshine-giveaway
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- Hey, thanks for continuing to Step Up To The Plate for our Veterans Park by posting our official Step Up To The Plate T-shirt. I ordered mine today and will be wearing it with pride to our Freedom Fest!
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nightbear
Jun 2, 2010 @ 6:32 pm | delete
- Don't know much at all about baseball, but I sure enjoyed this lens, very interesting.
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sandyspider
Jun 2, 2010 @ 10:09 am | delete
- Wonderful baseball lens.
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poutine
Jun 2, 2010 @ 5:38 am | delete
- I am not a baseball fan either( but hubby sure is for the two of us), but I really enjoyed this little bit of baseball history.
I will impress my husband tonight when I tell him a few facts about baseball 61.
He'll probably fall off his chair.
Poutine
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boutiqueshops Jun 1, 2010 @ 6:57 pm | delete
- Wonderful summer baseball theme with lots of fascinating details. I'm not a basefall fan but I had a great time reading it! Super job as always my friend
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GrowWear
May 26, 2010 @ 8:16 pm | delete
- On my way to nominate 61 in 61 for Squidoo's Sunshine Award. :)
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sandyspider
May 26, 2010 @ 3:23 pm | delete
- Great baseball in the park lens.
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- It was great to hear you on Blog Radio today! Thanks for your kind words about our Friends of the Park!
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BevsPaper
May 25, 2010 @ 10:42 pm | delete
- It was so much fun to get to talk with you, Joan, and Kate the UnTate at Giant Squid Open Mike. Here's hoping we can get those ball fields done for the kids!
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- I think it is so interesting that the name Roger Maris is not near as recognizable as Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. I asked my 10 yr old grandson,an avid Baseball fan, "who broke Babe Ruth's record in 1961?". When I told him the answer, he said "I have never heard of Roger Maris" and argued with me. lol
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Michey May 22, 2010 @ 6:41 am | delete
- Great lens, I am an ignorant on baseball game... LOL but I like your writings and the passion you put in your writings
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clouda9
May 21, 2010 @ 8:22 pm | delete
- These two guys are my hubby's all time faves...their cards are in his collection! Great story and wonderful that you are contributing to Friends of the Park!
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BevsPaper
May 21, 2010 @ 9:31 pm | delete
- Maris and Mantle were awesome to watch! Back in those days the guys played from sheer talent and didn't resort to performance enhancing drugs. Thanks for stopping by, Correen!
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Wednesday_Elf
May 21, 2010 @ 8:55 am | delete
- Loved your story about Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. I well remember 61 home runs in 1961. A perfect story to help donate to Friends of the Park. I'm well aware of this charity and Nancy's dedication to it, as I live in Pendleton! Lensrolled to my two baseball lenses.
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BevsPaper
May 21, 2010 @ 10:41 am | delete
- Thank you so much! I don't think I knew that you were also from Pendleton...that is so cool!
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aj2008
May 19, 2010 @ 8:28 am | delete
- What a lovely gesture Bev to donate to Nacy's fav charity. Here's hoping it wins a sunshine award!
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ohcaroline
May 19, 2010 @ 7:56 am | delete
- Well-told story. It's nice to read articles about baseball without the steroid question coming into it. Those were the days!
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- This is so nostalgic ~ I can remember my Dad being glued to that old TV watching baseball. Super job & good luck to Pendleton!
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Joan4
May 19, 2010 @ 5:08 am | delete
- Yeah! 1961 was a great year for baseball for sure! And Nancy and Friends of the Park will appreciate this dedication. The community of Pendleton works very hard to provide wonderful facilities for the children there! Thank you!
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- Wow, this is super! Thank you so much from all the Friends of the Park volunteers and all the children of Pendleton! I remember that day in 1961 like it was yesterday. Wonderful lens about a very important time in baseball. Lensrolled to Step Up To The Plate and Friends of the Park. This lens will be featured on the Step Up To The Plate lens and thank you for stepping up for Pendleton's Veterans Park!
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by BevsPaper
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