Aaron vs. Snider in Home Run Derby

This is the 1950's show Home Run Derby, with Duke Snider competing with Hank Aaron for the grand prize of $2,000. Not bad back then. Just an intro to the past to kick off the blog.

In this game, a precursor to today's battle at the All Star Game, you had the stars go one on one against each other, while being interviewed. What upsets me about this is that the people who saved this on You Tube incorrectly spelled The Duke's last name, it was Snider, not Snyder.

This was filmed in 1959, just after the Duke of Flatbush moved to Los Angeles, and just before the Milwaukee Braves moved over to Atlanta.