Moonlight Graham Day
Most young boys, ages 5-75, dream of one day being a professional baseball player. Few ever reach the major leagues and even fewer last long enough to make an impression on the game. Archibald Graham had the opportunity to live the dream for one game exactly 100 years ago today.
If you've heard of Graham, its probably because he was a featured character in 1989's Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner (one of the greatest movies ever). He isn't a fictional character though. In a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Graham came in to play outfield for the New York Giants in the late innings. However, 'Moonlight' never had an at bat that game and didn't ever play again.
Today, in Graham's home state of Minnesota, the Twins and Royals will celebrate this 100th anniversary, calling it "Moonlight Graham Day."
2 comments:
i'll moonlight you're graham. i don't know what that means, but it was hard to come up with something sarcastic for that one.
hey alex,
i discovered your link from julie's site. i'm glad to hear you got a new job - maybe something you're enjoying? once i make it back to babylon i'll have to check out the job market...maybe you can give me few pointers. peace.
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