tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post4288166451779788885..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #534 John HerrnsteinKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-39576267146545802772010-11-22T23:55:16.377-05:002010-11-22T23:55:16.377-05:00Mello, you clearly didn't follow Herrnstein. H...Mello, you clearly didn't follow Herrnstein. He played well and had a bum knee. Some would argue that baseball was his second sport given his All-Big Ten achievements at Michigan. He graduated high school at 16 and near the top of his class. After his baseball career was over, he returned to Chillicothe and headed several financial institutions. More notably was his raising 5 wonderful kids, coaching youth and serving the community. He took up tennis and became one of the best in the area, playing men's open division. If you are looking for character and leadership by example, John Herrnstein was a huge success on and off the field. Much better than being an MLB All-Star with those little performance enhancing drugs, a lady on the side, being arrested, etc. Am I a big JH fan? I am a huge Buckeye fan and he was an Ohio boy who went to Michigan. That didn't earn him any brownie pts. His actions over the 40+ years do! Thanks for all the memories on and off the field Mr. Herrnstein. Someday I hope you will sign the Topps rookie card showing you and Richie Allen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-56893559841925669132009-11-14T00:14:24.788-05:002009-11-14T00:14:24.788-05:00John Herrnstein hit a lot of long fly balls. Long ...John Herrnstein hit a lot of long fly balls. Long and high. Almost all of them for outs. That's why John Herrnstein wasn't a major leaguer for long!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882536100468532031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-54398399354325152562009-07-22T14:08:59.538-04:002009-07-22T14:08:59.538-04:00First baseball game I ever attended was in July, 1...First baseball game I ever attended was in July, 1964 at Connie Mack Stadium. John Herrnstein came up as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning. If anyone can remember the dimensions of the old park, at one time dead center field was 447 ft. John Herrnstein hit a ball to center field that had to go about 430-440 ft. that Curt Flood caught. Even though I was only eight years old, I still remember being amazed how far he hit that ball. And it was only a long out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com