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Satch Davidson: the game I'll never forget: former major league umpire was behind the plate for Hank Aaron's 715th career home run and Game 6 of the 1975 World Series.
BEING A NATIONAL LEAGUE UMPIRE FOR 16 YEARS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, and I was behind the plate for two of the biggest games in baseball history.
The first big game was when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in Atlanta on April 8, 1974. It was a bother having to change balls every time Hank came to bat. Aaron hit a pitch that wasn't very good to pull, but with his strong wrists, he put it over the fence. The stadium was packed before Hank hit the homer. After he broke the record, the crowd started leaving. The stands were more than half empty by the seventh inning.
When Hank hit that homer, Joe Ferguson (Dodgers catcher) said, "We just saw history." It ...
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