George Altman grew up in the segregated South but through a mix of
timing and opportunity was able to participate in the sport at more
levels of competition than perhaps anyone else who has ever played
the game, starting in the 1940s and concluding in the 1970s. Not
only did Altman play baseball at all of the usual kids' levels, he
played college baseball at Tennessee State University, played for
the Kansas City Monarchs during the waning days of the Negro
Leagues, played for the US Army in service competition, played
winter league ball in Cuba and Panama, spent nine years in the
majors with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets
as a two-time All-Star outfielder, and then culminated his
remarkable career by playing in Japan where he was a regular
All-Star. For Altman, it was a case of ""Have bat, will travel.""
When it comes to baseball, Altman has seen it all and he offers
illuminating observations about teams, fans and the game as he
journeyed around the world to play it.
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