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John Klima, an award-winning baseball writer, has written for the New York Times, Yahoo! Sports, and Los Angeles Times. His story "Deal of the Century" was selected by David Maraniss to be included in the 2007 edition of Best American Sports Writing. In 2007, he was honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing. He is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and the Society for American Baseball Research. Visit his Web sites at www.klimaink.com. and www.baseballbeginnings.com.
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Prologue ""The Best Baseball Player I've Ever Seen"" | p. 1 |
Trapped in the Hot Box | p. 5 |
Negro Avenue | p. 26 |
A Piper Kind of Team | p. 47 |
The Defenders of Rickwood Field | p. 65 |
""The Best Little Boy Anybody Ever Seen"" | p. 89 |
Readin' the Hops | p. 101 |
Whammy Alabama | p. 121 |
""A Player Who Shouldn't Have Been There"" | p. 131 |
""A Horseshit Scout"" | p. 140 |
""Come On, Willie!"" | p. 152 |
""Josh Gibson Is Dead and We Still Can't Beat These Guys"" | p. 176 |
Somebody Is Always Watching | p. 190 |
The Goose Shooter | p. 205 |
""Wait until You See Mays"" | p. 221 |
The Boston Gold Sox | p. 234 |
Miracle in Harlem | p. 243 |
Take That Glove to the Big Leagues | p. 260 |
Epilogue ""He Was Thirteen Again"" | p. 281 |
Notes | p. 284 |
Index | p. 293 |
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