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Left on Base in the Bush Leagues - Legends, Near Greats, and Unknowns in the Minors (Hardcover)
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Left on Base in the Bush Leagues - Legends, Near Greats, and Unknowns in the Minors (Hardcover)
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There was a time when no town was too small to field a professional
baseball team. In 1949, the high point for the minor leagues, there
were 59 leagues and 464 cities with teams, two-thirds of them in
so-called bush leagues classified as C and D. Most of the players
were strangers outside the towns where they played, but some
achieved hero status and enthralled local fans as much as the stars
in the majors. Left on Base in the Bush Leagues: Legends, Near
Greats, and Unknowns in the Minors profiles some of the most
fascinating characters from baseball's golden era. It includes the
stories of players such as Ron Necciai, the only pitcher in history
to strike out 27 batters in a single game; Joe Brovia, one of the
most feared hitters to ever play in the Pacific Coast League (PCL),
who had to wait 15 years for a shot in the majors; and Pat Stasey,
a mellow Irishman who "Cubanized" minor league baseball in Texas
and New Mexico, helping to bring down the walls of segregation.
Compelling and timeless, their stories touch on many issues that
still affect the sport today. Left on Base in the Bush Leagues
provides an entertaining glimpse into a time when baseball was a
game and the players were regular guys who often held second jobs
off the field. Featuring hundreds of personal interviews with the
players, their teammates, managers, and opponents, this book
creates a colorful tapestry of the minor leagues during the 1950s
and 60s.
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