Growing Up Baseball: An Oral History

by Frommer, Harvey; Frommer, Frederic J.; Frommer, Harvey; Frommer, Frederic J.

• ISBN13: 9780878331864
• ISBN10: 0878331867
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This book features a collection of interviews and published commentary together with photographs to create the first thorough oral history of the growing up years of baseball's greatest heros.

Table of Contents

Warm Up	1	(2)
The Lineup	3	(16)
The Voices	19	(1)
Dwight ``Red'' Adams	19	(2)
Joey Amalfitano	21	(4)
Rich Amaral	25	(2)
George ``Sparky'' Anderson	27	(3)
Elden Auker	30	(6)
Tim Belcher	36	(3)
Dale Berra	39	(4)
Mike Bordick	43	(4)
Ken Brett	47	(3)
Nelson Briles	50	(3)
Scott Brosius	53	(2)
Bobby Brown	55	(4)
Jose Cardenal	59	(3)
Cliff Chambers	62	(3)
Tony Clark	65	(3)
Jerry Coleman	68	(4)
Gene Conley	72	(4)
Billy Consolo	76	(3)
Mike DeFelice	79	(3)
Dom DiMaggio	82	(4)
Bob Feller	86	(6)
Jesse Garcia	92	(2)
George Genovese	94	(4)
Mark Grace	98	(2)
Pumpsie Green	100	(6)
Shawn Green	106	(2)
Darryl Hamilton	108	(2)
Myron ``Red'' Hayworth	110	(3)
Keith Hernandez	113	(4)
Glenn Hoffman	117	(2)
Fank Howard	119	(1)
Monte Irvin	120	(5)
Gregg Jefferies	125	(2)
Adam Kennedy	127	(2)
John Kennedy	129	(3)
Ralph Kiner	132	(6)
Max Lanier	138	(2)
Don Larsen	140	(2)
Fred Lynn	142	(7)
Sam McDowell	149	(3)
Chuck McElroy	152	(3)
Sam Mele	155	(3)
Brian Moehler	158	(2)
Bob Montgomery	160	(4)
Manny Mota	164	(2)
John ``Red'' Murff	166	(5)
Cholly Naranjo	171	(3)
Claude Osteen	174	(2)
Jim Palmer	176	(3)
Mel Parnell	179	(5)
Johnny Pesky	184	(5)
Todd Pratt	189	(3)
Jeff Reed	192	(2)
Billy Rogell	194	(1)
Al Rosen	195	(4)
Nolan Ryan	199	(5)
Ron Santo	204	(3)
Mike Scioscia	207	(2)
Chuck Stevens	209	(3)
Bob Tewksbury	212	(3)
Bobby Thomson	215	(5)
Mo Vaughn	220	(2)
Billy Williams	222	(2)
Ed Yarnall	224	(2)
Eddie Yost	226	(4)
Todd Zeile	230	(3)
Don Zimmer	233	(4)
A Personal Note	237	(2)
Books	239	(2)
Harvey Frommer
About the Authors	241