Sunday, I posted this article about some construction being done on the Wrigley Field scoreboard in 1961, the year the major leagues first expanded.
In it, I noted that on the “AMERICAN” side of the board, which was still being worked on, the word “SUBURBAN” was on one of the team plates, upside down, clearly just there for storage.
I had never seen this before and several commenters asked about it, so I went and did a little research.
From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored events in as many as 13 cities culminating in the annual Hearst Sandlot Classic between the New York Journal-American All-Stars and the United States All-Stars.