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Old 03-31-2016, 12:25 PM   #7
Orioles1966
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The Braves played the Richmond Braves in Richmond every year into the late 80s. They were always fun to check out when I was a kid. They usually had a AAA pitcher throw for the A-Braves as to not hurt the staff. They played with a DH which was always Murph to give him some at bats for the fans. Back then the Mets farm team was in Norfolk (now that's the O's farm team) and they played too I believe. My grandfather always told stories about the Yankees playing an exhibition game in Richmond when he was a kid on their way back up to NY at the end of spring training every year. That would have been in the 30s.
I seen Cincinnati Reds play the Detroit Tigers in Detroit back in 1977. I remember Johnny Bench played LF. These days they are very careful about playing players out of position.
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