At the time, ballplayers like Herb Hutson, a native son of Savannah who turns 70 years old in July, needed to accrue four years of service credit; that was what anyone who played between 1947 and ...

Hutson, who still lives in Savannah, pitched for the Chicago Cubs in 1974. In 20 career games, two of which he started, he hurled 28 innings and compiled a decent 3.45 ERA.