BOARDMAN said:
Saw him get his 3000th hit against the Reds in '70 .
Great player and a great man .
When I was 12 years old we had seats along the 3rd base line on the 2nd row right by the Braves Dugout at the Astrodome in Houston. Saw him smoking as well. One inning he stopped in on the way back to the Dugout and chatted with me and a couple of other guys. One of my best childhood memories..