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| June 01, 2004 | Doyle, Al | COPYRIGHT 2004 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 ...

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