BY KAREN BOSSICK

Get on deck for the baseball playoffs and World Series action with a personal account of the world of major league baseball Friday, Oct. 4, at The Senior Connection in Hailey.

Retired professional baseball player Paul Hartzell will offer a behind-the-scenes look at 12:15 p.m.

Hartzell played in Major League Baseball for six seasons between 1976 and 1984. During that time he pitched for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.

During his first season pitching for the Angels he was 7-4 with an ERA of 2.77, which ranked seventh in the American League. He was also among the top five pitchers allowing fewest home runs and fewest walks per nine innings.

That said, he also holds the Angels record for most hits allowed in a game on Sept. 9, 1976, against the Kansas City Royals.

He retired after being plagued with chronic arm injuries. But he certainly hasn’t retired from life. Since moving to the Wood River Valley, he has been very involved, including a stint volunteering in the math classroom as part of the Blaine County School District’s Educator for a Day program.

Hartzell’s presentation is free and open to the public.