Dad enjoyed a good season with a very good Pirates team that finished second in the league that year. He began the spring at the Club's AA organization in Waco, Texas and played the entire season at Keokuk. Mom would work all week and make frequent weekend trips, by bus, to see her hubby. Dad recalls playing for a fine manager a great group of guys. He remembers this season as one of his most enjoyable.
Mom remembers the friendly folks in town and the excitement of game nights in Keokuk.
She recalls the local farmers and families coming out to Joyce Park to enjoy a game. One newspaper archive that we have mentions Dad's 500 foot homerun over the park's 410 foot right field fence. I have that ball that was given to him by Coach Hargraves. Those days are gone but not forgotten and help fuel my many wonderful memories of Dad. I remember when the street fair was on Main St. and it seemed so big to me.