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Reading Baseball: Baseball Hall of Fame and the 9/11 Anniversary

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Brad Palmer,

Published September 11, 2020 at 7:17 AM CDT

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New York City fireman Vin Mavaro found this baseball while cleaning up debris at Ground Zero following the September 11th terrorist attacks. He donated it to the Hall of Fame.

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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The 2001 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees visited Ground Zero and New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Engine Company 34 and Ladder Company 21. The first responders signed the ball.

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

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19 years ago a series of deadly terrorist attacks hit the east coast of the United States.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers the day of the attack and the aftermath as he and his wife made their way to New York state.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.