George Altman

My Baseball Journey from the Negro Leagues to the Majors and Beyond

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

George Altman grew up in the segregated South but was able to participate in the sport at more levels of competition than perhaps anyone else who has ever played the game, from the 1940s to the 1970s.Altman played baseball at all the kids' levels, played college baseball at Tennessee State, played for the Kansas City Monarchs during the waning days of the Negro Leagues, played for the U.S. Army in service competition, played winter league ball in Cuba and Panama, spent nine years with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, a two-time All-Star outfielder--then played in Japan as a regular All-Star. Altman has seen it all and he offers illuminating observations about teams, fans and the game.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-08-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:299 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786471034

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Bollsport inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Självbiografi: sport inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

George Altman is retired from major league baseball. Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Recensioner i media

“Altman has seen it all and he offers illuminating observations about teams, fans and the game”—The Courier.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsIntroduction by Lew Freedman 11. Growing Up in Goldsboro 72. Basketball at Tennessee State 173. Back to Baseball 274. The Kansas City Monarchs 335. The Minors, the Army and Making the Cubs 416. The Major Leagues 517. Winter Ball in Cuba 608. Getting Used to the Majors 689. Just Playing Big League Ball 7510. Big Moments and Tough Moments 8411. Cubs Life 9112. Joining the Cardinals 9713. On to the Mets 10614. Back to the Cubs 11515. Learning to Play Ball in a Different Language 12416. “Pure Boru!” (Play Ball) 13317. Being an American in Japan 14118. Japanese Workouts and Meetings 14919. Nearing the End in Tokyo 15720. Health Scare and Retirement 16521. Retirement 17422. Quite a Life in Baseball 185Epilogue by Lew Freedman 195Notes 199Index 201