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"This is one of the very best baseball books in years." Booklist, Starred Review • Most baseball players will never reach the major leagues-and for those that do, there are a select few that play in just one major league game. This book features the stories of 11 of those players and their struggles to reach the major leagues.
List of contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Invisible Battle
1: Charlie Lindstrom: September 28, 1958
2: Roe Skidmore: September 17, 1970
3: Larry Yount: September 15, 1971
4: Gary Martz: July 8, 1975
5: Rafael Montalvo: April 13, 1986
6: Jeff Banister: July 23, 1991
7: Stephen Larkin: September 27, 1998
8: Jon Ratliff: September 15, 2000
9: Ron Wright: April 14, 2002
10: Sam Marsonek: July 11, 2004
11: Matt Tupman: May 18, 2008
12: Other "Cup of Coffee" Stories
Closing Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
By Jacob Kornhauser
Summary
"This is one of the very best baseball books in years." Booklist, Starred Review • Most baseball players will never reach the major leagues—and for those that do, there are a select few that play in just one major league game. This book features the stories of 11 of those players and their struggles to reach the major leagues.
