| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Growing up in Goldsboro -- Basketball at Tennessee State -- Back to baseball -- The Kansas City Monarchs -- The minors, the Army and making the Cubs -- The major leagues -- Winter ball in Cuba -- Getting used to the majors -- Just playing big league ball -- Big moments and tough moments -- Cubs life -- Joining the Cardinals -- On to the Mets -- Back to the Cubs -- Learning to play ball in a different language -- "Pure Boru!" (Play ball) -- Being an American in Japan -- Japanese workouts and meetings -- Nearing the end in Tokyo -- Health scare and retirement -- Retirement -- Quite a life in baseball |
| Summary |
George Altman grew up in the segregated South but through a mix of timing and opportunity was able to participate in the sport at more levels of competition than perhaps anyone else who has ever played the game, starting in the 1940s and concluding in the 1970s. Not only did Altman play baseball at all of the usual kids' levels, he played college baseball at Tennessee State University, played for the Kansas City Monarchs during the waning days of the Negro Leagues, played for the U.S. Army in service competition, played winter league ball in Cuba and Panama, spent nine years in the majors with |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Altman, George, 1933-
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African American baseball players -- Biography
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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African American baseball players
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Baseball players
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Freedman, Lew
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| ISBN |
9781476602912 |
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1476602913 |
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