A Game of Moments: Baseball Greats Remember Highlights of Their Careers

by Ron Gerrard

Overview

This collection of new interviews--conducted by the author--recounts some of the pivotal moments in the careers of professional baseball players and in American history.

Negro League players Leon Day, Buck O'Neil, Monte Irvin, Wilmer Fields and Joe Black speak about their experiences on the other side of the color line. Hank Aaron relates how the challenge of breaking Babe Ruth's home run record was not only on the diamond. Bob Feller, Cecil Travis, Tommy Henrich and Jerry Coleman describe the effects of World War II on their careers. Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca address the "Shot Heard Round the World" in the Giants vs. Dodgers playoff of 1951.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476632056
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ron “G-Man” Gerrard has worked in broadcasting for 30 years—as a network sports anchor, producer and reporter. He has covered 17 World Series and All-Star Games, more than 200 World Championship Boxing events, and numerous PGA golf tournaments. A member of the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, he lives in Henderson, Nevada.
Ron "G-Man" Gerrard has worked in broadcasting for 30 years--as a network sports anchor, producer and reporter. He has covered 17 World Series and All-Star Games, more than 200 World Championship Boxing events, and numerous PGA golf tournaments. A member of the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, he lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Preface delete
Hank Aaron
Sparky Anderson
Bobby Avila
Ernie Banks
Dick Bartell
Joe Black
Ewell Blackwell
Lou Boudreau
Ralph Branca
Lou Brock
Gates Brown
Lew Burdette
Rod Carew
Gary Carter
Rico Carty
Chris Chambliss
Ed Charles
Jerry Coleman
Babe Dahlgren
Alvin Dark
Tommy Davis
Leon Day
Bucky Dent
Larry Doby
Bobby Doerr
Don Drysdale
Carl Erskine
Elroy Face
Bob Feller
Wilmer Fields
Rollie Fingers
Tito Francona
Steve Garvey
Bob Gibson
Al Gionfriddo
Jim “Mudcat” Grant
Tony Gwynn
Harvey Haddix
Bud Harrelson
Ernie Harwell
Tommy Henrich
Ralph Houk
Monte Irvin
Ferguson Jenkins
Harmon Killebrew
Ralph Kiner
Bob Lemon
Al Lopez
Juan Marichal
Eddie Mathews
Bill Mazeroski
Rick Monday
Manny Mota
Ron Necciai
Buck ­O’Neil
Tony Oliva
Mickey Owen
Gaylord Perry
Johnny Podres
Dick Radatz
Dusty Rhodes
Robin Roberts
Brooks Robinson
Cookie Rojas
Al Rosen
Joe Rudi
Ron Santo
Mike Schmidt
Red Schoendienst
Roy Sievers
Ted Simmons
Enos Slaughter
Hal Smith
Willie Stargell
Ron Swoboda
Gene Tenace
Bobby Thomson
Cecil Travis
Johnny Vander Meer
Mickey Vernon
Bob Watson
Billy Williams
Dick Williams
Maury Wills
Jimmy Wynn
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