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Kelley, who has authored six previous baseball books, interviews 66 former Negro League players, many now in their 80s and 90s, about their game, their league,^B and their lives. Among the highlights are a discussion with Ted Rasberry, who was--at various times--an owner (of the Kansas City Monarchs), a player, a traveling secretary, a manager, and even the vice president of the Negro American League. Many of the men interviewed played in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s against the legends of the Negro Leagues (Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Willie Wells). They recall those encounters with the same reverence that today's "cup-of-coffee" players will remember their days on the field with Cal Ripken Jr. or Mark McGwire. Despite all the hardships and indignities they endured, these men make clear that they were, above all else, ballplayers. Almost to a man, they say they'd do it again. Wonderful reading for baseball fans. Wes Lukowsky
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This is a followup volume to the acclaimed ("wonderful book"-Booklist/RBB; "a solid contribution"-MultiCultural Review) Voices from the Negro Leagues, which featured interviews with 52 former Negro League players from the 1920s to 1960s.
Interviewed in this new volume are Bobby Robinson, Double Duty Radcliffe, Red Lindsay, Pullman Porter, Earl Wilson, Sr., Percy Reed, Joe Burt Scott, Willie Simms, Bo Campbell, Big Train Dudley, Mex Johnson, Buck O'Neil, Herbert Barnhill, Bernard Fernandez, Dick Powell, Jimmy Barnes, Charlie Biot, Monk Favors, Alton King, Buster Haywood, Casey Jones, Hickey Redd, Tommy Sampson, John Gibbons, Schoolboy Gulley, Schoolboy Kimbrough, Briefcase Simpson, Doc Dennis, Ralph Johnson, Lefty LaMarque, Junior Miller, Tex Williams, Baby Face Peatros, Big Jim McCurine, Eddie Williams, Zipper Zapp, Billy Fender, Dave Pope, Bill Powell, Marvin Price, Bob Scott, Dirk Gibbons, Hoss Ritchey, Lefty Bo Maddix, Hank Presswood, Mickey Stubblefield, Josh Gibson, Jr., Bobo Henderson, Fancy Dan Porter, Jumpin Johnny Wilson, Quack Brown, Granny Gladstone, Hoppy Hopkins, Carl Long, Jim Robinson, Juan Armenteros, Peanut Johnson, Eddie Reed, Ricky Maroto, Peachhead Mitchell, Ted Rasberry, Pedro Sierra, Jim Cobbin, Dick Scruggs, Sonny Webb and Tommy Taylor. Rare personal photographs and complete-as-possible statistics supplement the interviews.
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Kelley, who has authored six previous baseball books, interviews 66 former Negro League players, many now in their 80s and 90s, about their game, their league,^B and their lives. Among the highlights are a discussion with Ted Rasberry, who was--at various times--an owner (of the Kansas City Monarchs), a player, a traveling secretary, a manager, and even the vice president of the Negro American League. Many of the men interviewed played in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s against the legends of the Negro Leagues (Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Willie Wells). They recall those encounters with the same reverence that today's "cup-of-coffee" players will remember their days on the field with Cal Ripken Jr. or Mark McGwire. Despite all the hardships and indignities they endured, these men make clear that they were, above all else, ballplayers. Almost to a man, they say they'd do it again. Wonderful reading for baseball fans. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
This is a followup volume to the acclaimed ("wonderful book"-Booklist/RBB; "a solid contribution"-MultiCultural Review) Voices from the Negro Leagues, which featured interviews with 52 former Negro League players from the 1920s to 1960s.
Interviewed in this new volume are Bobby Robinson, Double Duty Radcliffe, Red Lindsay, Pullman Porter, Earl Wilson, Sr., Percy Reed, Joe Burt Scott, Willie Simms, Bo Campbell, Big Train Dudley, Mex Johnson, Buck O'Neil, Herbert Barnhill, Bernard Fernandez, Dick Powell, Jimmy Barnes, Charlie Biot, Monk Favors, Alton King, Buster Haywood, Casey Jones, Hickey Redd, Tommy Sampson, John Gibbons, Schoolboy Gulley, Schoolboy Kimbrough, Briefcase Simpson, Doc Dennis, Ralph Johnson, Lefty LaMarque, Junior Miller, Tex Williams, Baby Face Peatros, Big Jim McCurine, Eddie Williams, Zipper Zapp, Billy Fender, Dave Pope, Bill Powell, Marvin Price, Bob Scott, Dirk Gibbons, Hoss Ritchey, Lefty Bo Maddix, Hank Presswood, Mickey Stubblefield, Josh Gibson, Jr., Bobo Henderson, Fancy Dan Porter, Jumpin Johnny Wilson, Quack Brown, Granny Gladstone, Hoppy Hopkins, Carl Long, Jim Robinson, Juan Armenteros, Peanut Johnson, Eddie Reed, Ricky Maroto, Peachhead Mitchell, Ted Rasberry, Pedro Sierra, Jim Cobbin, Dick Scruggs, Sonny Webb and Tommy Taylor. Rare personal photographs and complete-as-possible statistics supplement the interviews.
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A few years ago, Voices from the Negro Leagues was written because there was a need for information about the Negro leagues and the players who performed in them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
one game that stands, good ballclub, best ballplayer, good ballplayers, lefthanded pitcher, good curveball, white ballplayers, black ballplayers, organized ball, best pitcher, black leagues, semipro ball, good catcher, baseball days, greatest ballplayer, lotta guys, great ballplayers, semipro team Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kansas City, New York, Year Team, Satchel Paige, Hall of Fame, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Homestead Grays, Black Yankees, Cool Papa Bell, Buck O'Neil, Oscar Charleston, Buck Leonard, United States, Birmingham Black Barons, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis Clowns, New Orleans, Memphis Red Sox, Hilton Smith, Double Duty, Hank Aaron, Detroit Stars, San Diego, Chicago American Giants New!
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A few years ago, Voices from the Negro Leagues was written because there was a need for information about the Negro leagues and the players who performed in them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
one game that stands, good ballclub, best ballplayer, good ballplayers, lefthanded pitcher, good curveball, white ballplayers, black ballplayers, organized ball, best pitcher, black leagues, semipro ball, good catcher, baseball days, greatest ballplayer, lotta guys, great ballplayers, semipro team Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kansas City, New York, Year Team, Satchel Paige, Hall of Fame, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Homestead Grays, Black Yankees, Cool Papa Bell, Buck O'Neil, Oscar Charleston, Buck Leonard, United States, Birmingham Black Barons, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis Clowns, New Orleans, Memphis Red Sox, Hilton Smith, Double Duty, Hank Aaron, Detroit Stars, San Diego, Chicago American Giants New!
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