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Big Six · 04-22-2003, 09:14 PM

Putnam Hotel
447 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

Miss Sarah Malloy
Safford Hall
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

May 30, 1908

Dear Sarah,

I hope this letter reaches you before you leave for home; I suppose they would be kind enough to forward it to you, but I would much rather you not have to wait that long.

I am truly sorry that you were not able to come to Boston with Miss Taylor to visit her family. It would have been wonderful to see you, even to know that you were among the rooters in the grandstand watching the game. I understand how plans may fall apart, however, and I suppose I will be able to wait until you persuade your father to bring you to Boston this summer.

I saw in the last published averages that I'm currently batting .287, which represents the highest percentage I've reached all season. I've scored 21 runs and have driven in 27, which is second on the team to Myron Grimshaw.

The most exciting thing that has occurred, however, took place on the 18th, when we played the Browns here in Boston. I hit my first major league home run! I wish I could tell you that it occurred in the ninth inning of a tied game, giving the Bostons a victory, but I told you I would never lie to you. It came in a game we were already winning, 5-2. The pitcher was a former team mate of mine, Ralph Glaze, and if the score had been just a bit more lopsided, I'd swear he tossed me a fat one that I could hit hard. The pitch was just where I like it; waist high and on the outside portion of the plate. I hit it over the center fielder's head, and while it rolled to the fence, I circled the bases. Again, I wish I could inform you that I hit the ball into the bleachers, but such was not the case.

I have to admit that it's much easier to write to you concerning my progress now that you've learned so much about the game! I promise, however, that my next letter will not be so entirely devoted to base ball. There are, after all, many things I would like to discuss with you, and if I cannot see you now, I shall have to write to you about them instead.

Congratulations on what I am sure is the successful completion of your first year at Mount Holyoke. You are now twice as educated as I am, as colleges count such things! Have a safe and enjoyable trip back to Stockbridge, and say hello to your family for me as well.

Yours,
Pat

04-22-2003, 09:14 PM	#32 (permalink)
Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	Thoughts of spring Putnam Hotel 447 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Miss Sarah Malloy Safford Hall Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts May 30, 1908 Dear Sarah, I hope this letter reaches you before you leave for home; I suppose they would be kind enough to forward it to you, but I would much rather you not have to wait that long. I am truly sorry that you were not able to come to Boston with Miss Taylor to visit her family. It would have been wonderful to see you, even to know that you were among the rooters in the grandstand watching the game. I understand how plans may fall apart, however, and I suppose I will be able to wait until you persuade your father to bring you to Boston this summer. I saw in the last published averages that I'm currently batting .287, which represents the highest percentage I've reached all season. I've scored 21 runs and have driven in 27, which is second on the team to Myron Grimshaw. The most exciting thing that has occurred, however, took place on the 18th, when we played the Browns here in Boston. I hit my first major league home run! I wish I could tell you that it occurred in the ninth inning of a tied game, giving the Bostons a victory, but I told you I would never lie to you. It came in a game we were already winning, 5-2. The pitcher was a former team mate of mine, Ralph Glaze, and if the score had been just a bit more lopsided, I'd swear he tossed me a fat one that I could hit hard. The pitch was just where I like it; waist high and on the outside portion of the plate. I hit it over the center fielder's head, and while it rolled to the fence, I circled the bases. Again, I wish I could inform you that I hit the ball into the bleachers, but such was not the case. I have to admit that it's much easier to write to you concerning my progress now that you've learned so much about the game! I promise, however, that my next letter will not be so entirely devoted to base ball. There are, after all, many things I would like to discuss with you, and if I cannot see you now, I shall have to write to you about them instead. Congratulations on what I am sure is the successful completion of your first year at Mount Holyoke. You are now twice as educated as I am, as colleges count such things! Have a safe and enjoyable trip back to Stockbridge, and say hello to your family for me as well. Yours, Pat