When we faced him, all we saw was high heat. I think he struck out side in the first three innings, and he never threw a curveball. Stanek has worked at Hamilton Standard since 1968, when an arm injury ended his professional baseball career. The San Francisco Giants signed him in '62 as a bonus player. N.Y. They are far removed from that night in 1960, but they will never forget it.
Baseball has a way of freezing memories for a lifetime.