In hours spent searching the Starβs archives through the years, the most captivating photograph I ever saw was Hall of FamersΒ Tris SpeakerΒ andΒ Rogers HornsbyΒ standing at home plate, Hi Corbett Field, a few days before the Cleveland Indians began their first spring training game in Tucson, 1947. Speaker was then baseballβs No. 2 all-time hits leader, 3,514. Hornsby finished with 2,930 hits. The name just below Speaker on the all-time hits list is Yankee shortstopΒ Derek Jeter, who is at 3,463. Speaker and Hornsby together in Tucson? Can you imagine Jeter posing for a photo here in, say, 2035, withΒ Cal Ripken Jr., who has 3,184 hits? Amazing.
Reminiscence of greats at Hi Corbett Field
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