The document recounts a boy's experience falling in love with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team as a 7-year-old. It describes how the Phillies got off to a strong start and held a sizable lead late in the season, only to collapse down the stretch and miss the World Series, deeply disappointing the boy. Though the Phillies would not succeed again for over a decade, the memories of that 1964 season have stayed with the boy into adulthood.

1. Baseball and Me By Dennis Coxe

2. In 1964, this boy…

3. … fell in love with this team…

4. … and learned how baseball can break your heart.

5. The 1964 season started well, with a home opener victory over the New York Mets.

6. By the end of May, the Phillies were in first place by .5 game

7. On Father’s Day, Jim Bunning pitched his 2 nd no-hitter, a perfect game against the New York Mets

13. But the memories of 1964 still linger.