Our family left Cuba in 1964. Like most Cubans, we loved baseball. 1965 was our first major league season in the US and we fell in love with the AL champion Minnesota Twins.
They had four Cuban players: 2-time batting champ Tony Oliva, the eventual 1965 AL MVP Zoilo Versalles, a veteran but still reliable pitcher Camilo Pascual and outfielder Hilario Valdespino.
They also had Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Jim Kaat and 20-game winner Jim Grant. It was a great team!
We ran home from school to watch the game but Koufax beat the Twins, 2-0. He was brilliant.
I learned that day that baseball is the ultimate heart-breaker.
They had four Cuban players: 2-time batting champ Tony Oliva, the eventual 1965 AL MVP Zoilo Versalles, a veteran but still reliable pitcher Camilo Pascual and outfielder Hilario Valdespino.
They also had Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Jim Kaat and 20-game winner Jim Grant. It was a great team!
We ran home from school to watch the game but Koufax beat the Twins, 2-0. He was brilliant.
I learned that day that baseball is the ultimate heart-breaker.
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