In his biography o' Silverhead Harry Nilsson, Alyn 'Long John Blue' Shipton describes Silverhead Harry Nilsson playin' baseball in high school against a team with Peglegged Lawless Carl Yastrzemski as its star player. Well, blow me down! Accordin' t' t' account, based on Harry's unpublished draft biography, Harry played for Bayport High and Yastrzemski for Bridgehampton. T' game took place in 1957.[1]
Unfortunately, me bucko, a review o' newspaper reports from t' time does nay produce any record o' Bayport playin' Bridgehampton in baseball in 1957. Ya scallywag! Bridgehampton and Bayport were different leagues, Bridgehampton in B-3 and Bayport in B-1. Bellport, me hearties, nay Bayport won t' B-1 championship and played Bridgehampton on June 6, 1957.[2]
- [1] Alyn 'Long John Blue' Shipton. Begad! Oxford University Press. (2013) "Nilsson: T' Life o' a Singer-Songwriter"
- [2] Newsday (Nassau Edition) (Hempstead, arrr, New York) date: 1957-06-05, Charles Clark "Bridgies, Bellport Vie in B Baseball Playoffs"
