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Mike Epstein: former slugger remembers his home run off Mikey Lolich for Oakland during the 1972 American League Championship Series.(The Game I'll Never Forget)
I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO REMEMBERS WHAT HAPPENED ON A 2-2 pitch 30 years ago, but I recall my first big league at-bat. The Orioles called me up in September 1966, and they sent me in to pinch-hit against Joe Horlen of the White Sox who was a tough right-hander. I popped up, but I just missed hitting it hard.
There was a lot of talent on the Orioles, so I was traded to the Senators during the 1968 season. That worked out well, because Ted Williams became the manager a year later.
Ted knew hitting, and I always felt blessed that I was mentored by him. We would talk hitting for hours, and we became very close because of it. Ted was terrific for me. ...
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