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The Best Little Baseball Town in the World - The Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s (Hardcover)
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The Best Little Baseball Town in the World - The Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s (Hardcover)
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The Crowley Millers were the talk of minor league baseball in the
1950s, with crowds totaling nearly 10 times Crowley's population
and earning Crowley the nickname of "The Best Little Baseball Town
in the World." The Best Little Baseball Town in the World: The
Crowley Millers and Minor League Baseball in the 1950s tells the
fun, quirky story of Crowley, Louisiana, in the fifties, a story
that reads more like fiction than nonfiction. The Crowley Millers'
biggest star was Conklyn Meriwether, a slugger who became infamous
after he retired when he killed his in-laws with an axe. Their
former manager turned out to be a con man, dying in jail while
awaiting trial on embezzlement charges. The 1951 team was torn to
pieces after their young centerfielder was struck and killed by
lightning during a game. But aside from the tragedy and turmoil,
the Crowley Millers also played some great baseball and were the
springboard to stardom for George Brunet and Dan Pfister, two
Crowley pitchers who made it to the majors. Interviews with players
from the team bring to light never-before-heard stories and inside
perspectives on minor league baseball in the fifties, including
insight into the social and racial climate of the era, and the
inability of baseball in the fifties to help players deal with
off-the-field problems. Written by respected minor-league baseball
historian Gaylon H. White, The Best Little Baseball Town in the
World is a fascinating tale for baseball fans and historians alike.
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