Full Description
Baseball in the 1950s comes to life through the words of 92 players from the fifties. In their conversations with author Gene Fehler, they tell, in more than a thousand stories and comments, of memorable moments, their dealings with umpires and managers, injuries and trades that affected their careers, regrets and joys that still remain with them so many years later.
Players spoken to include Hall of Famers, All Stars, journeymen, and a few who were in the big leagues for the proverbial cup of coffee. Regardless of stature, they all have wonderful stories to tell about big league life in the 1950s, high and low, and moments with other players.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface delete 1
One. When It All Begins delete 3
Two. Minor Leagues and War Years delete 12
Three. Men in Blue delete 38
Four. Playing Fields delete 49
Five. Skippers delete 61
Six. Joe and Mickey, Ted and Stan delete 82
Seven. The First Time delete 95
Eight. I Remember Him! delete 103
Nine. Swinging the Lumber delete 133
Ten. The Hurlers delete 145
Eleven. A Little Bit of Money delete 164
Twelve. Now That Was a Moment! delete 170
Thirteen. Trades delete 198
Fourteen. Injuries delete 208
Fifteen. Outside the Lines delete 219
Sixteen. Team Play delete 229
Seventeen. Endings, Wishes, Regrets and Joys delete 243
Appendix: The Players delete 257
Index delete 267
