Replay: 30 Years Ago in Sports Illustrated

Edited by Steve Wulf

April 27, 1992

White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio came in spikes high for our April 30, 1962, cover story on baseball's most colorful players. One of them was Oriole outfielder Jackie Brandt, who, after hitting a home run, slid into every base. We also reported on a Dodger fan who was so impressed by a young Giants outfielder that the fan sent this telegram to San Francisco: ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE, WE'LL GIVE OUR TEAM FOR FELIPE ALOU.