When Ernesta “Ernie” Szabo was born 95 years ago into a large Italian family in Canton, Ohio, the world was a very different place. There were no microwaves, no computers and the invention of the television was still five years away. But growing up in a bustling household with six sisters and one brother, she soon discovered she shared a love of baseball with her father.

“Dad liked the Cleveland Indians,” said Ernie, who lives in Englewood. “And he would listen to the games (on the radio) when I was a little girl, and that’s when I first started liking baseball. I remember one time they had a double header and I was still up at 2 in the morning!”