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George Altman : my baseball journey from the Negro leagues to the Majors and beyond
- Title
- George Altman : my baseball journey from the Negro leagues to the Majors and beyond / George Altman with Lew Freedman.
- Author
- Altman, George, 1933-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2013.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Freedman, Lew.
- Description
- viii, 206 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- " 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. "--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Growing up in Goldsboro -- Basketball at Tennessee State -- Back to baseball -- The Kansas City Monarchs -- The minors, the Army and making the Cubs -- The major leagues -- Winter ball in Cuba -- Getting used to the majors -- Just playing big league ball -- Big moments and tough moments -- Cubs life -- Joining the Cardinals -- On to the Mets -- Back to the Cubs -- Learning to play ball in a different language -- "Pure Boru!" (Play ball) -- Being an American in Japan -- Japanese workouts and meetings -- Nearing the end in Tokyo -- Health scare and retirement -- Retirement -- Quite a life in baseball.
- Call Number
- Sc E 14-43
- ISBN
- 9780786471034 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786471034 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013029113
- OCLC
- 854761754
- Author
- Altman, George, 1933-
- Title
- George Altman : my baseball journey from the Negro leagues to the Majors and beyond / George Altman with Lew Freedman.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Freedman, Lew.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 14-43