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I think Dibble wanted to be treated like a man.

Does anyone remember his barbershop quartet comercial from the late 60s

Rob was a machine

He was a good man. Used to come to Elenor B Kennelly School in Hartford on an annual basis and talk city history and civics.

My father, Tony Berube was the catcher for that game. I have some nice photos of my Dad with the Bambino.

Great piece! Brings me back memories playing there as a lefty

When I played ball people complained about my bat wiggle. Look at that shit 😭🤦🏼

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The fact that he lived till the age of 80 after decades of alcoholism and homelessness is an impressive feat.

It's not mentioned here, but it has been suggested that Dalkowski was mildly mentally retarded (or at least lower IQ). Once Earl Weaver tried to simplify things for him and to not overthrow he did somewhat better.

#kevin from momentum

Lift small bunt the ball good bunt but, you out

Pitcher called it a pop fly

What was Zupo and him doing playing in Stockton?

Drug addiction is horrible.

Catcher even had some decency to move the bat out of the way before he tagged the runner out.

I have never heard a baseball game that silent in my life WHERE is the dugout chirping

I faced 2 guys in high school that made the "show" .....................Hell; a 95mph fastball makes a sound thru the air...................I cannot imagine what a 105mph+ fastball sounds like.

What a job by the Cincinnati battery in this game! Jay (4-hitter) was awesome on the hill. Johnny Edwards surpised everyone with a huge game (2-4 with 2 RBIs!)

I was reading something about Sockalexis in a book about my great grandfather’s photos from around the turn of the century. It says he went up to northern Maine to Houlton and played for Ricker College.

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😢 watching this brings back alot of memories. Virginia was my grandma and I always considered him my grandpa he toght me how to throw a baseball when. I remember one day we were playing with his hats trying to hook him on the hooks on the wall. And that's when he showed me the fast ball.

In 1995 I was working as a vemdor at a baseball trade show in Anaheim, Cal. After the show closed for the evening, a bunch of us vendors visited the hotel bar where I found myself seated next to the former MLB umpire Paul Pryor. I knew who he was and had seen him umpire on TV but things didn't get friendly until a few drinks flowed. He was an easy chat. At one point, I asked him, "Who's the fastest pitcher you ever called behind the plate?" Without a moments hesitation, he responded. . "Steve Dalkowski." In a spring training game. Think of all the pitchers Paul Pryor must have called over the course of his lengthy career and yet a guy who never made the Bigs captured his attention the most. Later, I read a LA Times story on Dalko. . much of it like what was shown here. A sad tale of woe and misery. Dalkowski used to show up at Angels games sometimes with jewelry or cheap goods, some of it recycled, looking for money. The players who knew his reputation often bought stuff just to help him out. It's hard to imagine his trek as a migrant farm worker. . picking vegetables and sleeping in garbage cans. I'm amazed that he ever made it back to Connecticut. Even more so that he lived to be 80, While this is a wonderfully produced video on Steve Dalkowski's bittersweet life, I find the last statement on how "he lived life to the fullest" distressing. Alcoholics seldom enjoy a "full" life.

Very sad..I can relate to the addiction..Its a tough thing to shake..I started life one way and ended up struggling with addiction for many years..Im now 51 and sober five years..we can and do recover..

What a game

Come Back to Kansas City! We miss you too!!

Thats a shot, nice rip

Keep rapping like that, they won't be able to take you out of the lineup

And last year, the Rockville building burned down.

A's were blue, not green, then?

Wish I could get one of those vintage blue A's jerseys! The cap too.

4-6-3 DP *** :)

He better have thrown 110-115, cause what’s the point of calling a guy a myth and legend when he couldn’t throw a strike 😂

Very well done

Lo recuerdo cuando jugo con los Indios de Mayaguez, P. R. y le dieron de baja ya que daba muchas bases por bola. Luego paso a jugar en la Guayra, Venezuela. DEP

If only Dalkowski could have hung in there and overcome his injury. On the bright side, Dave McNally made the roster in 1963 and he turned out real good for the Birds. With the exception of Pappas, the rest of the Kiddie Korps pitchers all had arm troubles but the Orioles pitching staff persevered nonetheless.

Thank you for making this video. I am the great great granddaughter of James H. O'Rourke. You did an excellent job with this video.

I looked up his stats, damn they ain't exaggerating when they talk about his control issues. In his 9 seasons in the minors he had: 236 games (152 starts) 956 innings 1324 strikeouts 1236 walks 37 hit batters 145 wild pitches His first 5 seasons he had BB/9 of: 18.7 17.9 16.7 13.9 17.1 I don't think I've ever seen a walk rate that high from a pitcher on any level - majors, minors, college. His last 4 seasons were a lot better in terms of BB/9 but still weren't good by any means 6.4 8.8 6.1 6.3 It's a shame no coach could ever reign in his control to an acceptable level to pitch in the majors. Maybe then the injury never happens, he becomes one of the greats and Nolan Ryan would've been known as "Steve Dalkowski lite". Definitely one of baseball's greatest "what if" stories.

1994 was his MVP season, despite of the strike. Amazing baseball player.

Thank you, Professor, for providing this intriguing subject matter.

Schwarber Smash!!!

I grew up around the corner from this store. Used to take my paper route money there to buy stuff. Bought my first Tarheels starter coat there I love the memories. Part of my childhood

Thank You for your video. I am currently researching Babe Ruth and others playing exhibition games in the Youngstown Ohio/Sharon Pennsylvania Area. Do you by any chance know anything about any other exhibition games he played in? Or any other helpful information? Thank You!

Many of the Orioles in the 60's said he threw harder than Nolan Ryan (100.9, 10 ft from plate) vs today (10 ft out of hand) estimated at 107-108. Earl Weaver said he threw much harder than Ryan. General consensus is he threw at least 110+.

What a nice piece. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing story - very glad I found this video.

Watch the Documentary Fastball

This was outstanding. Well done!

The music junked another video too loud unnecessary 👎👎👎👎👎💩💩💩😬

According to other sources, he was drinking while he was playing, and when they gave him an IQ test, it turned out he had a borderline IQ......