Baseball Hall of Famer Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes (1901-1979) batted more than .400 three times, led the Negro Leagues in home runs seven times and holds the all-time Negro Leagues record for career home runs. Despite his legendary achievements on the field, Stearnes worked off-seasons in Detroit's auto plants, including one owned by Walter Briggs, who also owned the Detroit Tigers--a team Stearnes couldn't play for because he was black. Written by his eldest daughter, this first biography of "Turkey" Stearnes intimately recounts his life and career and gives overdue recognition to one of the greatest all-around players in the history of baseball.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
32 photos, appendices, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8891-6 (9781476688916)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown is a native Detroiter whose passions are baseball, music and educating people about her dad and the Negro Leagues. During her employment at Detroit Public Schools, as an educational tool for the students, she wrote a musical entitled "For the Love of the Game," featuring her dad, "Turkey" Stearnes; his close friend Satchel Paige; and her uncle "Double Duty" Radcliffe.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deletevi
Foreword by Gary Gillette
Preface
Prologue
I-A Legend Is Born
II-A Celebratory Beginning After Baseball
III-Family Favorites
IV-It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
V-Taking Things in Stride
VI-Old School Is the Best School
VII-Education
VIII-Commonalities: Marriage and Divorce
IX-Twice Retired: Dad and Me
X-Negro Leagues Reunion 1979 in Ashland, Kentucky
XI-A Great Soul Goes to Rest
XII-Daring to Make the Dream Come True
XIII-The Legacy Bears Fruit
Epilogue
Appendix A: Accomplishments and Awards
Appendix B: Current Statistics Compiled by Gary Ashwill
Index
