At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry
Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on
the family ranch–so the telephoned offer to play for a
semipro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome
surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he
reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West
Texas Colored League. Wichita Falls/Graham Stars manager Carl
Sedberry persuaded Craft to put aside his misgivings and pitch for
the Stars. Despite the derision of black teammates, fans, and
opponents, and his own trepidation, �that white boy� took
the mound to close a rousing victory in his first game. At home and
on the road in segregated Texas, Craft saw discrimination firsthand
and from every side. Yet out of his two seasons with the Stars
comes an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and
ultimately friendship as the teammates pulled together to succeed
in a game they loved.
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