This Week in Colorado History: Music, baseball, and public works
This week in 1916, Golden citizen and former CSM student Roy Hartzell departed for Macon, Georgia, to join the New York Yankees at Spring Training. “The Colorado Transcript” called Hartzell “still… one of the most dependable utility men in the game.” Unfortunately, 1916 would prove to be Hartzell’s final season in the major leagues, as he played only 33 games for the Yankees that year and batted .188, 64 points below his career .252 average, in 76 plate appearances.