{"id":30114,"date":"2022-06-20T21:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T01:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=30114"},"modified":"2022-06-20T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T01:20:08","slug":"nats-killebrew-vernon-and-hinton-facing-koufax-in-84-old-timers-classic-at-rfk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/06\/nats-killebrew-vernon-and-hinton-facing-koufax-in-84-old-timers-classic-at-rfk\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bNats: Killebrew, Vernon and Hinton facing Koufax in ’84 Old Timers classic at RFK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u200bI have previously written about the Old Timers Baseball Classic<\/strong><\/a> held at RFK Stadium during the 1980s. While it is best known for Luke Appling’s home run in 1982<\/strong><\/a>, it continued for several years. A recently posted video on YouTube shows Sandy Koufax<\/strong> facing three former Washington players in one inning in 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harmon Killebrew<\/a><\/strong>, who came up with Washington,  homered to left off his 1965 World Series rival. Left field was shorter than standard dimensions since the stadium was not moved to true baseball configuration. Killebrew was just starting to come into his own with the Senators when Cal Griffith moved them to Minnesota<\/strong><\/a> following the 1960 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u200bickey Vernon<\/strong><\/a>, who played for the Griffith Nats franchise and managed the second franchise batted second. Koufax struck Vernon out on eehphus pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killebrew and Vernon both wore #3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two batters later, Chuck Hinton<\/strong><\/a> of the expansion Senators and long-time Howard University coach, walked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seen on ebay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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