Hitting object in fair, then going over fence

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Originally Posted by rookieblue

As a young boy, I saw Boog Powell of the Orioles rattle one off the monuments. Looked like a pinball machine. Bobby Mercer labored mightily to retrieve the ball, while Boog made his ponderous course around the bases. Powell finally lumbered into third base, and stood hands on knees, gasping for breath. Would have surely been an inside-the-park home run for any other player in attendance. He, the third baseman (lost to memory), the third base coach and most in attendance all had a good laugh at his "speed."

3B was probably Jerry Kenney (Murcer didn't play CF 'til 1969). Those Kenney, Stick Michael, Horace Clarke years do not evoke fond memories for me.