ESPN Classic actually showed a few eps of that ancient Home Run Derby epic a few years ago. The production was almost amateurish...no crowd, not many cameras, a literally lost-in-LA atmosphere. Couldn't have been more different from today's derby.
But what a procession of Hall-of-Famers! Aaron, Mantle, Mays, Banks, Killebrew...an incredible group of all-time greats. I remember the contest between Mantle and Mays, which I believe Mickey won by a single homer. It was like watching the Cooperstown plaques come alive.
