Jim Henneman Remembers When His Assignment Changed From Sportswriter To Bat Boy

It’s almost harder to believe this happened 60 years ago than it is to believe it even happened at all.

I did this piece for Baltimore magazine’s online coverage of Opening Day memories. And yes, that is a dreaded (but authentic) 100 percent cotton uniform. Cheers …

Photo Credit: Cecil Stoughton (Harold Sellers). White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston