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When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s
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.

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When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s
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.

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When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s

When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s

by Gene Fehler
When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s

When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s

by Gene Fehler

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786470655
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 07/09/2012
Pages: 280
Sales rank: 639,354
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

The late Gene Fehler was the author of 12 books, including three poetry collections from McFarland.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

1 When It all Begins 3

2 Minor Leaguesnd War Years 12

3 Men in Blue 38

4 Playing Fields 49

5 Skippers 61

6 Joend Mickey, Tednd Stan 82

7 The First Time 95

8 I Remember Him! 103

9 Swinging the Lumber 133

10 TheHurlers 145

11 A Little Bit of Money 164

12 Now That Was Moment! 170

13 Trades 198

14 Injuries 208

15 Outside the Lines 219

16 Team Play 229

17 Endings, Wishes, Regretsnd Joys 243

Appendix: The Players 257

Index 267

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