Fans Called Him "Turkey," I Called Him Dad

A Daughter Remembers Baseball Hall of Famer Norman Thomas Stearnes
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8891-6
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Baseball Hall of Famer Norman Thomas “Turkey” Stearnes (1901–1979) batted more than.400 three times, led the Negro Leagues in home runs seven times and holds the all-time NL record for career home runs. Despite his legendary achievements on the field, he worked off-seasons in Detroit’s auto plants, including one owned by Walter Briggs, who also owned the Detroit Tigers—a team Stearnes couldn’t play for because he was black. Written by his daughter, this first biography of “Turkey” Stearnes intimately recounts his life and career and gives overdue recognition to one of the greatest all-around players in the history of baseball.

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Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Geschichte des Sports
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Badminton Baseball

Über Autor(innen)

Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown is a native Detroiter and her passions are baseball, music and educating people about her dad and the Negro Leagues. During her employment at DPS, as an educational tool for the students, she wrote a musical entitled "For the Love of the Game" featuring her dad "Turkey" Stearnes, his close friend Satchel Paige and her uncle Double Duty Radcliffe.