Pitchin' Man: Satchel Paige's Own Story - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0887368360 ISBN 13 : 9780887368363

Editeur : Information Today, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Paige Leroy Satchel Lebovitz Hal

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In 1948 LeRoy “Satchel” Paige became a Major League baseball star. In truth, he had always been a star, just not like this. This was his dream come true. For twenty-two years he had been a Major League baseball legend, but in another venue. His venue had been in the Negro Leagues and his “America” was the segregated one. Now all that changed, and he was a star on a White Major League baseball team, the Cleveland Indians. The 1947 the sudden integration of baseball caught everyone by surprise. Those who controlled professional sports had held the line against integration since 1884. Today’s baseball fans cannot imagine an all White Major League or for that matter an all White NFL, NBA or NHL. Well, perhaps the last one can be imaged, but for sixty-two years it was that way. Sports were all White, all the time, and it seemed like it would go on like that forever. Most fans knew it was wrong and wanted integration, but the strong southern racist mind set stood firm. It had to change and finally in 1944, the “old turkey neck buzzard” Kennesaw Mountain Landis “kicked the bucket.” His death was a good thing. Now nobody was left to keep Blacks out of Big League Baseball. No great parties of celebration were held, but people of good will started to work immediately to force the sports world to grow up. By the end of 1947, three Blacks were on Major League rosters and many more were in the minor leagues. So on his 42nd birthday, LeRoy “Satchel” Paige became the oldest rookie in baseball history. He was the “toast of the town” and that town, of course, was Cleveland, Ohio. In the Black world, Satchel Paige was a pitching legend. In the White world folks did not know how good he really was, but many White major league players knew exactly how good he was. That was because many top stars had played against him in exhibition games.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Satchel Paige was born on July 07, 1906 in Mobile Alabama. His Parents were John & Lulu Paige. On July 07, 1948 He was signed by Cleveland Indians and played there for two years. On August 03, Satchel started his first Major League game. On August 08, he pitched his first shutout. In 1951 Paige sign with the St Louis Browns and pitched there for three years. In 1956 he played for the minor league, Miami Marlins and stayed for three years. On August 09, 1971 he was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. June 08, 1986 LeRoy Robert “Satchel” Paige died in Kansas City, MO. The Collaborator, Hal Lebovitz, was born on September 11, 1916 in Cleveland Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve. Hal was a sportswriter and columnist and a great sports fan. His first job was for the Cleveland News in 1942. He soon was covering the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians. In 1960 he moved to The Plain Dealer and was their Sports Editor from 1964 to 1982. He coached and officiated baseball, basketball, and football. He even traveled with the Harlem Globetrotters and refereed their games. Lebovitz had great knowledge of sports rules. He wrote a popular column, "Ask Hal the Referee." He won many awards for his work and in the year 2000, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Hal Lebovitz died on October 18, 2005 age 89.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Information Today
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0887368360
• ISBN 13: 9780887368363
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 130