remember so well

Saw the item in the paper today. Marcus Lawton of Biloxi High hit two home runs in a win for the Indians last week. Yes, he is the son of the former big leaguer Marcus Lawton, a Gulfport native who played 10 games in The Show for the 1989 New York Yankees. But what the elder Lawton is better remembered for is his amazing base-stealing numbers in the minor leagues. He could fly. He swiped 379 bases in his career, including 111 in 1985 for the Class A Columbia Mets. In 1987, with the Double-A Jackson Mets, Lawton stole 44 bags and helped that club get to the Texas League championship series. His son has helped Biloxi make the state playoffs in Class 6A. Something to keep an eye on.