Found in the January 1969 issue of Baseball Digest:
It seems the American Legion team of Austin, Texas, was not a big fan of long hair and beards. I suppose George Steinbrenner would have fit right in.
I wonder what they would have said about the current Rangers' Phiten necklaces.
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