Yes, Dusty Baker was there, in the on-deck circle on an April night in 1974 in Atlanta when Hank Aaron hit the home run that vaulted him past Babe Ruth and into American sports history.
But on the list of historically significant moments that Baker witnessed live and in person of an iconic African-American vaulting from mere fame to legend, the Aaron moment --unfathomably --might have to rank second. As he chronicles in his engaging new memoir "Kiss the Sky: My Weekend in Monterey at the Greatest Concert Ever" (Wellstone Books), Baker was also there on a June day in Monterey in 1967 when a guitarist named Jimi Hendrix took the stage and delivered a set that many rock fans consider one of the greatest live rock 'n' roll performances ever.In his new book, baseball's Dusty Baker opens up on his love of music and one great weekend in Monterey
