When Carl Furillo’s `honors’ were really for Branch Rickey
I came across an article written by my dear friend the late Carl Lundquist that appeared in the May 1989 issue of “Baseball Digest.” Here it is in part.
“It was unbelievable — but what else could be expected in Brooklyn? It was an unusual day there only if something unusual did not occur.
“This was the one when rookie Carl Furillo’s ship came in — or did it? Ebbets Field was packed with the faithful on this Saturday afternoon of Sept. 14, 1946 when the Cardinals and the Dodgers – in a battle for first place that would not end until the season was over – were meeting for the last scheduled time.