Kentucky Historical Society
KHS to Screen Film about Kentuckian and MLB Pitcher Steve Hamilton

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 12, 2011) — The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) will screen “Steve Hamilton: The Father, The Pitcher, The Hero” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. The screening is free with admission to the KHS history campus. 

The film recounts the life and career of Columbia, Ky. native Steve Hamilton, a Major League Baseball player and Morehead State University graduate.  Hamilton pitched for the Yankees in the 1963 and 1964 World Series, and was best known for developing a pitch called the Folly Floater.  Students from Morehead State who produced and directed the film will be on hand for a post-screening question-and-answer session.

Entrance to all KHS Film Series events is free with admission to the KHS history campus.  Free soda and popcorn are provided.  

The KHS Film Series is part of a larger series of Thursday evening programming at KHS.  For more information about the KHS Film Series, contact Mike Deetsch 502-564-1792 or mike.deetsch@ky.gov.  Visit history.ky.gov and click News and Events for up-to-date information on other KHS events and programs.