Baseball in Other Countries

[commishbob]

Took a family trip to Montreal in 1969 and visited Parc Jarry to watch the Reds and 1st year Expos. This was the game:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...96908130.shtml
The things I remember best..it was Bat Night and the sound of kids banging those bats on the metal stands in left was deafening...the Johnny Bench grand slam that won the game for the Reds in 11 innings... and the fact that Jim Palmer pitched a no-hitter in Baltimore and the scoreboard update for it. I was wearing my Orioles cap, and the fans around us made sure I saw the final update.

In the early 80s, I went with some friends to see a Mexican League game in Nueva Laredo on our way back from a trip to Big Bend National Park. We spent way more time driving out of our way to get there than we did in the ballpark itself. I remember that the stadium was small and rickety, the crowd was small but enthusiastic, and the Owls had ex-Oriole Jesse Jefferson on their team.