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I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER MY FIRST game in 1962, because I was so excited just to be a part of the big league club.
My first full season was 1964, and it was one of those dream years. I led the league with 217 hits and a .323 batting average. It was one of the great seasons by a rookie, since I also had 32 homers. There were so many great days that it's hard to pick just one game.
Being in my first All-Star game was memorable even though the American League lost in the ninth inning. The '64 game was played at Shea Stadium in New York and I started in right field, batted second and went 0-or-4. In my first at-bat, I hit one right back to the pitcher, Don ...