Gil Sandler was born and raised in Baltimore -- a circumstance he considers fortunate and one he does not want you to forget. He attended public school (P.S. #59, Garrison Junior High, Baltimore City College, Class of 1941) and then served in the United States Navy.
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Gil remembers a complete surrender of the Orioles management to the neighborhood boys of Baltimore.In the 1930s, so many kids were "hooking in" to the old…