I work at a radio station and one of our guests heard that my grandpa is a huge Giants fan (he’s been the Ball Dude like 4 times). Turns out the guest’s grandpa was Harry The Horse! He pulled this out of his wallet to prove it.
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Cool story.. still haven’t seen one of those yet!
Harry Danning (September 6, 1911 – November 29, 2004), nicknamed “Harry the Horse”, was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, and was considered to be both an excellent hitter and one of the top defensive catchers of his era.[1][2] He batted and threw right-handed, and was a member of the National League All-Star team for four consecutive years, 1938-41.[3]
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Cool story.. still haven’t seen one of those yet!
Harry Danning (September 6, 1911 – November 29, 2004), nicknamed “Harry the Horse”, was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, and was considered to be both an excellent hitter and one of the top defensive catchers of his era.[1][2] He batted and threw right-handed, and was a member of the National League All-Star team for four consecutive years, 1938-41.[3]