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NAVIGATION |
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NEXT MEETING |
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| Monday March 15 at the VFW West Hartford; 6:00 PM ; our guest will be Mike Torrez |
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DIRECTIONS |
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CONTACT |
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PAST SPEAKERS |
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The World Series Club of Hartford County has had an impressive list of speakers in the past.
Some of these speakers include:
- Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Lou Gehrig, Connie Mack, Lefty Gomez, Frankie Frisch, Roy Campanella,
Bob Feller, Ralph Kiner, Warren Spahn, Monte Irvin, Brooks Robinson, Leo Durocher, and Wade Boggs
- Prominent baseball legends such as Johnny Pesky, Bobby Thomson, Ralph Houk, Tommy John, Tug McGraw,
Bobby Bonds, Luis Tiant, Don Mattingly, Mo Vaughn, Jeff Bagwell, and Commissioner Fay Vincent
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| 11/17/49 |
Ken Smith (Sports Editor, New York Daily Mirror) |
| 10/25/72 |
Skip Jutze |
| 10/24/73 |
Bill Lee |
| 12/6/73 |
Sparky Lyle |
| 1/24/74 |
Tug McGraw |
| 10/29/74 |
Rick Burleson |
| 12/4/74 |
Elliot Maddox |
| 1/7/75 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 2/3/75 |
Ralph Kiner |
| 10/30/75 |
Bernie Carbo |
| 12/8/75 |
Ed Kranepool |
| 2/4/76 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 10/27/76 |
Chris Chambliss |
| 12/9/76 |
Larry Bowa |
| 1/13/77 |
Dwight Evans |
| 2/15/77 |
Ken Brett |
| 3/31/77 |
Jerry Kapstein (Player Agent) |
| 4/20/77 |
Ken Smith (Director, National Baseball Hall of Fame) |
| 11/21/77 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 12/17/77 |
Brooks Robinson |
| 1/25/78 |
Butch Hobson |
| 2/13/78 |
Paul Blair |
| 3/15/78 |
Henry Berry (Author) |
| 10/23/78 |
Bill Campbell |
| 12/4/78 |
Roy White |
| 1/4/79 |
Bobby Valentine |
| 2/8/79 |
Johnny Ellis |
| 3/27/79 |
Monte Irvin |
| 10/25/79 |
Bob Stanley |
| 12/5/79 |
Tommy John |
| 1/8/80 |
Terry Tata (Umpire) |
| 2/12/80 |
Bill Almon |
| 3/20/80 |
Bobby Thomson |
| 4/22/80 |
Sportwriters Night |
| 10/29/80 |
John Tudor |
| 12/10/80 |
Bob Watson |
| 1/5/81 |
Rich Gale |
| 2/9/81 |
Joe Lefebvre |
| 4/15/81 |
Ed Walton (Author) |
| 12/7/81 |
Ron Davis |
| 11/11/81 |
Rich Gedman |
| 1/13/82 |
Billy Gardner |
| 2/2/82 |
Jim Beattie |
| 3/22/82 |
Donald Honig (Author) |
| 10/28/82 |
Tom Burgmeier |
| 12/14/82 |
Steve Palermo (Umpire) |
| 1/5/83 |
Gene Michael |
| 2/2/83 |
Wade Boggs |
| 3/14/83 |
Jim Lonborg |
| 4/18/83 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/17/83 |
Wade Boggs |
| 12/14/83 |
Willie Upshaw |
| 2/16/84 |
Don Mattingly |
| 3/27/84 |
Terry Tata (Umpire) |
| 4/15/84 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/1/84 |
Al Nipper |
| 11/28/84 |
Tim Teufel |
| 1/16/85 |
Mookie Wilson |
| 2/7/85 |
Lou Gorman (Red Sox GM) |
| 4/15/85 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/7/85 |
Bill Buckner |
| 11/25/85 |
Don Mattingly |
| 12/12/85 |
Steve Lyons |
| 1/7/86 |
Mike Pagliarulo |
| 2/16/86 |
Mike Torrez |
| 4/21/86 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/25/86 |
Marty Barrett |
| 12/22/86 |
Bobby Valentine |
| 1/15/87 |
Bob Tewksbury |
| 3/2/87 |
Sam Mele |
| 4/14/87 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/11/87 |
Todd Benzinger |
| 1/12/88 |
Greg Gagne |
| 1/27/88 |
Ellis Burks |
| 2/10/88 |
John Marzano |
| 4/7/88 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/9/88 |
Rick Cerone |
| 12/5/88 |
Dennis Lamp |
| 1/11/89 |
John Cerutti |
| 2/7/89 |
Rob Dibble |
| 3/7/89 |
George Foster |
| 4/20/89 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/25/89 |
Dave LaPoint |
| 12/5/89 |
Rob Murphy |
| 1/4/90 |
Mauro Gozzo, Rollie Johnson (Scout) |
| 2/20/90 |
Mark Hirschbeck (Umpire) |
| 4/26/90 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/15/90 |
Dana Kiecker |
| 12/11/90 |
Bob Tewksbury |
| 1/10/91 |
Tommy Agee |
| 2/7/91 |
Mo Vaughn, Kevin Morton, Rico Brogna |
| 4/10/91 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/13/91 |
Jeff Bagwell |
| 12/10/91 |
Bill Lee |
| 1/14/92 |
Pete Harnisch |
| 2/18/92 |
George Foster |
| 4/27/92 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/11/92 |
Joe Pepitone |
| 12/9/92 |
George Scott |
| 1/14/93 |
John Valentin |
| 4/22/93 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 10/6/93 |
Aaron Sele |
| 11/9/93 |
Ken Ryan |
| 12/8/93 |
Brad Ausmus |
| 1/18/94 |
Roy White |
| 4/11/94 |
New Britain Red Sox |
| 11/9/94 |
Gary Waslewski |
| 1/26/95 |
Rico Petrocelli |
| 11/6/95 |
Bill Lee |
| 1/10/96 |
Bill Madlock |
| 3/4/96 |
Doc Ellis |
| 4/22/96 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/21/96 |
Jay Johnstone |
| 11/18/96 |
Dick Radatz |
| 12/11/96 |
Ricky Bottalico |
| 1/6/97 |
Sam McDowell |
| 2/11/97 |
Ron LeFlore |
| 9/18/97 |
Luis Tiant |
| 10/9/97 |
Jimmy Wynn |
| 11/5/97 |
Butch Hobson |
| 12/3/97 |
Walt Dropo |
| 2/10/98 |
Lenny Merullo, Matt Merullo |
| 4/30/98 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/8/98 |
Bobby Bonds |
| 11/16/98 |
Clete Boyer |
| 12/7/98 |
Crash Davis |
| 2/21/99 |
Bob Feller |
| 3/25/99 |
Spec Shea |
| 5/17/99 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 11/10/99 |
Ed Kranepool |
| 12/13/99 |
Jim Reynolds (Umpire) |
| 1/11/00 |
Bill Lee |
| 2/16/00 |
Arnold Dean (Sportscaster) |
| 3/28/00 |
Jim Bouton |
| 4/18/00 |
Gerry Berthiaume (Rock Cats GM) |
| 11/9/00 |
Dick McAuliffe |
| 12/5/00 |
Roland Johnson, Gary Larocque (Mets Scouts) |
| 1/8/01 |
Johnny Pesky |
| 2/6/01 |
Frank Howard |
| 3/19/01 |
Fay Vincent |
| 4/23/01 |
Ryne Duren |
| 11/7/01 |
Ken Coleman (Sportscaster) |
| 12/5/01 |
Jose Pagan |
| 1/9/02 |
Ken Mackenzie |
| 2/7/02 |
Ken Ryan |
| 3/18/02 |
Bob Montgomery |
| 4/25/02 |
Bob Turley |
| 11/7/02 |
Bernie Carbo |
| 12/9/02 |
Casey Fossum |
| 1/8/03 |
Johnny Blanchard |
| 2/6/03 |
Rico Brogna |
| 3/18/03 |
Ed Charles |
| 4/23/03 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 11/17/03 |
Bill Skowron |
| 12/11/03 |
Tommy John |
| 1/8/04 |
Sam Horn |
| 2/2/04 |
Paul Blair |
| 3/8/04 |
Ralph Houk |
| 4/20/04 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/13/04 |
Clem Labine |
| 11/8/04 |
Frank Thomas (Pirates/Mets '51-'66) |
| 12/6/04 |
Rich Gedman |
| 1/11/05 |
George Foster |
| 2/17/05 |
Ron Swoboda |
| 3/22/05 |
Monte Irvin |
| 4/14/05 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 10/10/05 |
Dock Ellis, Ron LeFlore |
| 11/14/05 |
Jim McAndrew |
| 12/12/05 |
Russ Gibson |
| 1/10/06 |
Bill Lee |
| 2/6/06 |
Butch Hobson |
| 3/6/06 |
Bobby Richardson |
| 4/12/06 |
New Britain Rockcats |
| 9/21/06 |
Cliff Johnson |
| 10/30/06 |
Jack Aker |
| 11/20/06 |
Bob Stanley, Roger LaFrancois |
| 12/4/06 |
Mike Easler |
| 1/8/07 |
Jim Rice |
| 2/26/07 |
Billy Sample |
| 3/12/07 |
Tommy Davis |
| 4/16/07 |
Mark Fidrych |
| 5/3/07 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
| 9/10/07 |
Jimmy Piersall |
| 10/9/07 |
Pete Walker, Todd Donovan |
| 11/19/07 |
Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd |
| 12/10/07 |
Duke Sims |
| 1/28/08 |
Bob Ojeda |
| 2/25/08 |
Jim 'Mudcat' Grant |
| 3/31/08 |
Stan Bahnsen |
| 4/9/08 |
New Britain Rockcats |
| 9/25/08 |
Ken Griffey Sr. |
| 10/6/08 |
John Montefusco |
| 11/10/08 |
Rick Cerone |
| 12/15/08 |
Fergie Jenkins |
| 2/18/09 |
Ricky Bottalico |
| 3/9/09 |
John Ellis |
| 4/22/09 |
New Britain Rock Cats |
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PAST SPEAKERS |
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HISTORY |
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