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Informationen zum Autor Brent Kelley, a retired equine veterinarian from Lexington, Kentucky, is the author of numerous McFarland baseball books. Klappentext Baseball lore is replete with the tales of such legendary Negro League stars as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson and a few others. But the stories of the many other African Americans, both stars and journeymen, have largely been forgotten. These were the men who barnstormed the country, playing in loosely organized leagues and eking out a living doing what they did best, playing baseball. In this work, 52 players reminisce about what it was like to play in the Negro Leagues, from the great teams and players to the terrible Jim Crow conditions they faced in the South. Now in their sixties, seventies and eighties, these men reflect on their careers with humor, bluntness, and poignancy, providing a rich record of a part of the game that is quickly being lost to history. Zusammenfassung In this work! 52 players reminisce about what it was like to play in the Negro Leagues! from the great teams and players to the terrible Jim Crow conditions they faced in the South. Now in their sixties! seventies and eighties! these men reflect on their careers! providing a record of a part of the game that is quickly being lost to history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction PART ONE: BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON ENTERED ORGANIZED BALL Cowan "Bubba" Hyde Leadoff Hitter 1924 Harold Tinker Josh and the Crawfords 1929 Al Fennar Beck's Buddy 1931 Rodolfo Fernandez Cuban Hall of Fame 1932 Wild Bill Wright The Complete Ballplayer 1932 Buck Leonard Hall of Fame 1933 Josh Johnson From Catching to College 1934 Edsall Walker "Big" 1934 Red Moore Defensive Whiz 1935 Henry Kimbro Not So Evil 1937 Lyman Bostock, Sr. First Generation 1938 Max Manning "Dr. Cyclops" 1938 Art Pennington Superman 1939 Frazier Robinson Satchel's Catcher 1939 Mahlon Duckett The Youngest Regular 1940 Frank Duncan, Jr. Second Generation 1940 Wilmer Fields Triple Threat 1940 Chester Gray Jackie's Roomie 1940 Connie Johnson Wanderlust 1940 Verdell Mathis The Best Lefty in the League 1940 Piper Davis Willie's "Father" 1942 Willie Grace A Pennant for Cleveland 1942 Bill Cash A Star in Philadelphia 1943 Stanley Glenn Pride in Defense 1944 Elbert Isreal .300 Hitter 1945 Minnie Minoso Cuba's Greatest Export 1945 Warren Peace Too Many Starters 1945 Curley Williams Punch at Short 1945 PART TWO: AFTER JACKIE ENTERED ORGANIZED BALL Bob Boyd "The Rope" 1946 Sherwood Brewer Four-Position All-Star 1946 Jim Cohen Coal Miner 1946 James "Jimmy" Dean The Original 1946 John Miles "Mule" 1946 Al Smith Almost MVP 1946 Gene Collins A Two-Way Player 1947 Chuck Harmon The Black Red 1947 Clinton "Butch" McCord One Step Away 1947 Al Surratt "Slick" 1947 Thomas Turner "High Pockets" 1947 Tom Alston The First Black Redbird 1948 Don Johnson Groundhog 1948 Melvin Duncan Pitchin' and Guitar Pickin' 1949 Walter Johnson The Second One 1949 Bunny Warren Stuck Behind Pee Wee 1949 Otha Bailey Good as Campy 1950 Bill Beverly "Fireball" 1950 Ollie Brantley Red and White Sox 1950 Charlie Davis "Lefty" 1950 Ira McKnight There to the End 1952 Dave Whitney Baseball's Loss = Basketball's Gain 1952 Dennis Biddle In and Out by 19 1953 Elliot Coleman "Junior" 1954 Bibliography Index ...
