Hamtramck

Remember Paul Harvey, and “the rest of the story?”

When I first posted this sign in 2021, I didn’t talk at all about the Little League teams shown here.

Years later, I saw an article on this independent news site called The Michigan Enjoyer.

The had an article on the teams and the player that they called the greatest little league player ever.

Art “Pinky” Deras led both of those teams to World Championships on the mound and at the plate.

During the 1959 season, he was 18-0 with 298 strikeouts in 108 innings. He had 10 no-hitters on the season, and at one point, he had five straight no-hitters. He had two perfect games, in which he struck out all 18 hitters he faced.

At the plate, Pinky batted .641 on the season, with 33 home runs and 112 RBIs. As a 12 year old.

Two years later, playing in the Pony Leagues he lead the team to another title.

There is a street in Hamtramck named after him.

Some other kinda’ related stuff:
The Legend of Pinky Deras Documentary

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