The seeds of this article were planted in 2008. I had stopped by Pitt Field with an old friend on the way to our 40th high school reunion. Joe Farrell, SPHS class of 1968, (no relation to me) was my teammate in the Small Fry League and later on in high school (actually, he was […]
Along with my brother Rocky, I grew up on baseball. Our Dad and his three brothers all played semi-pro and followed their favorite major league teams (as did our Mom’s brothers). I didn’t play any organized ball myself as a kid (it being the ’50s and all), but my childhood summers, when I wasn’t at […]
Landowner Fred Trabilcy generously allowed the Recreation Commission and Small Fry Baseball use of the Franklin Ave Field for some years in the 1950s. For a town with almost no playground facilities, this was a huge help. After all, it was the lack of a ball field that scuttled the Rotary Club’s attempt a few […]