Wood vs. Wood #347

Last time it was a 7-0 win for 1962. Will 1987 get on the board here?

Chuck Hinton poses with his bat at Yankee Stadium, with the big flag in centerfield (in the field of play!) dominating the background. Hinton was a solid outfielder for some bad Senators and Indians teams from 1961 to 1971. An All-Star in 1964, Hinton played in 1,353 major league games, hitting .264 with 113 HR and 443 RBI. After his playing career he was the long-time head baseball coach at Howard University (1972-2000) and founded the non-profit Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. He died in 2013.

Mickey Brantley is shown in a candid shot in the Tiger Stadium dugout.  While a minor-leaguer at home in the off-season in Catskill, NY he worked in the local Boys Club with a high-school boxer named Mike Tyson. Tyson often ate at the Brantley’s home and according to Brantley, "Mike wanted to date my younger sister -- that was not going to happen.” Brantley invited 49 friends to his first game at Yankee Stadium in August of 1986, among them Tyson, who three months later would become the youngest ever world heavyweight champion. Brantley played for the Mariners from 1986 to 1989. In 302 games he hit .259 with 32 HR and 125 RBI. He is now a youth baseball coach.