August 17, 1957, Alice Roth attended a Major League Baseball
game with her husband, Earl and their grandsons. They were watching the
Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Giants. Earl was a sports editor, so
they had seats in the press box behind the third base dugout. Richie Ashburn hit a foul ball, which flew
straight into Alice’s face and broke her nose. As the game progressed, medics
rushed in, placed Alice on a stretcher and checked for concussion. Richie hit
another foul off the very next pitch. This time, the ball hit Alice’s leg,
breaking it. The Phillies apologized with invitations for Earl and the kids to
see the clubhouse. They even threw in free tickets and an autographed baseball.
When they visited Alice in the hospital, one of the boys asked, “Grandma, do
you think you could go to an Eagles game and get hit in the face with a
football?”
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