
Left on Base in the Bush Leagues
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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 bookcreates a colorful tapestry of the minor leagues during the 1950s and 60s.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Bushes and Bushers: Three Bush League Legends and Two Unknowns
2: Following a Dream: Walter Buckel and the "Biggest Little Baseball City in the United States"
3: Round Trip to Nowhere: Bob "Round Trip" Crues
4: The Man Who Wore the Texaco Star: Joe Bauman
5: Father, Son, and Little League: Tom and Tommy Jordan
6: The Mellow Irishman's Merry Band of Cubans: Pat Stasey and the Big Spring Broncs
7: The Bobo and Jojo Show: Bobo Newsom and Joe Engel
8: "A Boy Named Kingston": Al Pinkston
9: Playing Drunk: Joe Taylor
10: A Whiff of the Big Time: Joe Brovia
11: Unwanted: Bob Dillinger
12: Made for Hollywood: Carlos Bernier
13: A Tale of Two Legends: Ron Necciai and Steve Dalkowski
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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