Sean Grogan writes, on Washington DC Baseball Facebook:
I'm sorry to learn that, in the past week, we've lost two of the Expansion Senators, Brant Alyea and Jim Hannan.
1965 was my first year as a fan, and by September I had absorbed so much about the game. Also in September, Brant Alyea was sent up as a pinch-hitter for his first Major League at-bat. He wasted no time, hitting a very young Rudy May's first pitch into the left field bullpen. I still remember my brother describing it to me.
My Jim Hannan memory is a little different. I remember sitting in the box seats down the right field line, and seeing Hannan in the passenger seat of the Lustine Chevrolet Corvette as he was being driven in for a relief appearance.
I actually got to meet Hannan in 2018 at an event before the All Star Game. He was a very nice guy.
Jim and Brant, thanks for providing us with wonderful memories, and just the memories of baseball in Washington.
