Sunday, July 12, 2009

43 years ago today, July 12, 1966: Tremendously hot in St Louis

1966 All-Star Game
The top story of the 1966 All-Star Game had nothing to do with baseball. It was the blistering one hundred five-degree game time temperature. Spectators in St. Louis' Busch Stadium were passing out in the stands and smelling salts and oxygen were required in the dugouts. Despite these intense conditions, the game went on as scheduled, although no one wanted to spend much time on the field.
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...As the game went into extra innings, Tim McCarver singled against Pete Richert. Then after Ron Hunt sacrificed, Maury Wills singled to right driving in the winning run. Some joked that Wills had saved many lives by holding the 100+ degree game to only ten innings.
After four more decades of worldwide fossil fuel use [which is allegedly the primary driver of Earth's climate], how warm will St Louis get today?
[Current temp, 79 F]...Rest Of Today...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. High in the lower 80s. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

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