Swoboda Reponds

Read the post, two below, titled, "Swoboda 26th?"
In that post I talked about a catch Ron Swoboda made for the Yankees in the early 70's that might have been even better than his World Series catch in 1969 with the Mets.
I went to Ron's website (www.ronswoboda.com) and asked him if he recalled that great catch against the short rightfield fence at the original Yankee Stadium.
Here is Ron's response:
Hey Bill,
Funny thing about that catch I made with the Yankees. I just came back from St. Croix and spent some time with Reggie Smith. I asked him if he remembered the catch and he was cloudy about it. I know it was either off him or Yazstremski...who hit right after him. I think I caught the ball off Reggie and then Yaz banged one out and we lost by a run. It wasn't so much the usher who kept me on the field. I timed the ball well but hit the low wall on an angle and it bruised my left thigh a bit...
Cheers,
Ron Swoboda

Pretty awesome that he got back to me so quickly.

I then sent Ron a follow-up e-mail.
1) Was that Yankee Stadium catch a better/tougher catch than the World Series catch?
2) Is there any footage of the Yankee Stadium catch remaining? I saw it live, I saw the replays right after the catch...and I've never seen it again since although it is burned into my memory bank. I've looked on YouTube and other places but came up empty.
3) Bobby Murcer was my hero growing up. I copied his hunched over batting stance which promptly put me in a 4-year slump. What kind of teammate was Bobby and what do you remember most about him?

His response:
Hey Bill,
The answers to your questions are (1) no...(2) no and (3) Bobby Murcer was great to play with and a perfect hitter for the Yankee Stadium short porch.
Cheers,
Swoboda

Too bad there isn't any footage of it although you never know when things will turn up like the reel of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series that was recently discovered in Bing Crosby's wine cellar.

Thanks Ron. Your insight is greatly appreciated.