It was April of 1961, and my parents had just lost in stillbirth what was to be their first child, a son, five months earlier. The doctor advised them to try again as soon as possible. They did, and in that month of April the 21-year old couple would learn that they had another child on the way, due to arrive in late November. That child would be yours truly.
Around that same time, on Sunday, April 23rd to be exact, the Philadelphia Phillies were scheduled to play in a doubleheader at home in aged Connie Mack Stadium against the Cincinnati Reds.