Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Joy And Pain 1
Chapter 2 Top Of The Heap 4
Chapter 3 Heart's Desire 8
Chapter 4 Bushrod King 14
Chapter 5 Hot Stuff 18
Chapter 6 Money Talks 25
Chapter 7 God's Gift To Baseball 31
Chapter 8 Truth Or Dare 40
Chapter 9 Bad Blood 46
Chapter 10 Unforgettable 54
Chapter 11 Living In A Closet 60
Chapter 12 Glistening 66
Chapter 13 Cup Of Coffee 73
Chapter 14 On Fire 83
Chapter 15 Open Secret 97
Chapter 16 Hands Up 107
Chapter 17 Big Blue Wrecking Crew 113
Chapter 18 Indecent Proposal 128
Chapter 19 Blackballed 137
Chapter 20 Superfreaky 147
Chapter 21 Signature Moment 154
Chapter 22 Unraveling 162
Chapter 23 Disco Inferno 176
Chapter 24 Don't Call It A Comeback 181
Chapter 25 Top Dog 189
Chapter 26 Russian River 197
Chapter 27 Got To Let It Show 203
Chapter 28 Ground Zero For The Plague 214
Chapter 29 The Crushing Blow 224
Chapter 30 The Terror Of Knowing 235
Chapter 31 No Burden Is He 242
Chapter 32 Monumental 254
Notes 259
Interviews 271
Bibliography 273
Newspapers, Magazines, And Websites 275
Baseball Statistics And Charts 277
Us Gay Rights Timeline 281
A Selection Of Significant Black American Lgbtqia+ Figures For Further Study 289
Select Resources 293
Acknowledgments 297
Index 301