Larry Hawkins says there is no place in baseball like the Asheville Tourists’ McCormick Field.
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Larry Hawkins says there is no place in baseball like the Asheville Tourists’ McCormick Field.
Though my friends and family were taken aback when I suddenly — to them — decided to leave Nashville, they were delighted at my destination. “Asheville? I love Asheville!”
In 1925, Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees were scheduled to play an exhibition game in Asheville. A bellyache and subsequent collapse would put a stop to Ruth’s play that day.