It’s been over a week, and it will stay in the minds of many who were there for quite a while.

If you were one of the 3,200 who were at Holman Stadium back on June 27, then you know what we’re talking about.

The Nashua Silver Knights hit a home run with their honoring of the Nashua Pride, because they had the guy whom the franchise is most noted for, former manager Butch Hobson there.

Yes, Butch was back, and he wasn’t alone.

You couldn’t go two feet at Holman Stadium on Friday night without seeing some version of a Nashua Pride jersey, as the clock was indeed turned back.

Some former Pride players, staffers, etc. – including original owner Chris English – were on hand. And so was the World Famous Monkey Boy, as well as PA announcer Ken Cail.

As the song says, Oh What a Night.

“It was good, a little nostalgic, you know what I mean,” said former Pride slugger Glenn Murray. “To see El Guapo (former Red Sox and Pride closer Rich Garces) and Butch? …And the bat girl (Lindsay Davis),” he said, “is 32.”

Turn Back The Clock indeed.

The memories. So many. They could have filled the stadium with a ton of others who played and worked for the team, but hey, there’s only so much that could be done. But Knights GM Cam Cook certainly has a sense of history, and honored it in a big way.

The Nashua Lions club added to it by shocking Hobson by announcing he WOULD be inducted into the Legends of Holman Hall of Fame.

“That was very, very, special,” Hobson said. “Very touching. … It was a very, very, very special day for me. I cherish all these moments. It was an awesome, awesome, awesome day for me. It was a great experience. I’m 73 years old. I sit home and watch baseball on TV and hold a ball in my hands, and I can smell it.”

“It’s awesome,” said former Pride general manager Todd Marlin, who still resides in the area, in Litchfield. “I told John (owner Creedon, Jr.) I knew how to sneak in, I didn’t go through the front gate because I knew all the places you could go in.

“But it’s fabulous. To walk back here and see some of these faces, 27 years ago. Some I haven’t seen for 10 or 15 years. Some of us are getting older. We all have some special memories of this place. It’s cool.”

In fact, Marlin looked at some of the fans wearing Pride jerseys, “and I remember designing that. I remember sitting in 100 Main Street, going through logos together, picking this and that.”

Hobson needs the help of a cane thanks to some knee woes, but he coached third for a couple of innings. And former owner Chris English took an at-bat. You remember he would always take batting practice with the team.

But it was about the memories, the emotion. Hobson hugging English before leaving. Hugging Monkey Boy, who he called “my favorite mascot.”

Before the game, Hobson was in Silver Knights manager Nick Guarino’s office – an office that 18 years ago was his — telling tons of stories.

“It was a great honor to have him here,” Guarino said. “We talked for a little bit before, for about an hour, in the clubhouse, getting some stories from him, mostly ejection stories.

“It was good to have him. He was coaching out there, he just wasn’t a spectator, he was here trying to talk to guys, making guys better.”

Butch was back. For one night. And it was a night that will be part of Nashua baseball history. If you were there, consider yourself really lucky.

Tom King may be reached at X @Telegraph_TomK, or via email at tking@nashuatelegraph.com