A dirt farmer in Southern Indiana in the year 1924 chose to name his son after a famous baseball player who would someday enter the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Little did anyone know at the time, including that famous player, just how much that decision would mean to that son and the generations to follow. That was the beginning of a love affair with baseball that would identify this family, a love that would begin with the Washington Senators and move on to Minnesota in 1961. Now five generations in, this family allegiance is still very much alive today.
This is a story of the son of that son with the famous name and his love of baseball that was handed down to him. He in turn has passed that love on to his son, who now has a daughter who will hopefully understand this love of the game. Memories are made with the game of baseball, and so many are worth sharing.
As the pages of this book are turned, the reader will begin to recognize many of these memories and hopefully be reminded of memories that are part of their lives. Hopefully, the reader will have a better understanding of how generations of a family can be connected by the threads of a baseball.
I met Robert McCammon on one of the back fields this spring at the Lee County Sports Complex before Spring Training had actually started while watching some early reporting ballplayers get ready for the 2023 season. It turns out that Robert works for the Twins as an attendant in the Skydeck at Hammond Stadium. We started chatting about baseball and our long long affairs with the game and the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins in particular. Robert mentioned that he had recently a published a book entitled “Walter Johnson Had No Idea: A Life With Baseball”. We talked about his book and Robert was kind enough to provide me with a copy for me to enjoy.
The book has 240 pages and it was an easy and fun read that I really enjoyed. The forward for the book was written by Minnesota Twins President Dave St. Peter. The book does not go in to any detail about Walter Johnson or his career in baseball but it instead it tells you about the fun and interesting people he has met in the Skydeck and the fun times that Robert and his family have had over the years enjoying their favorite team, the Minnesota Twins, from afar, Indiana to be more exact. As I said, it is a fun read and a nice addition to your collection of Twins books and is available at your local book store or if you prefer, you can get it on Amazon. Thanks for sharing your fun Twins memories with the rest of us Robert McCammon.
I should mention too that you might want to stop by our page about other books about the Minnesota Twins and their players here.