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Pitching for the Stars: My Seasons Across the Color Line
Silver Medal Winner:IndieFab awards -Young Adult Nonfiction (2013)
In early summer 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft was planning to stay home on the family ranch when Carl Sedberry, a semipro baseball manager, phoned, asking him to try out for his club. Craft had never heard of the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars, but they needed a pitcher, and Craft was surprised and persuaded by their offer to pay $75 per game. Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported to Spudder Park and realized that Mr. Sedberry was recruiting him for the West Texas Colored League. No one--least of all Craft--could know for sure what would happen when the League's first white pitcher took the mound that summer day. But as Mr. Sedberry's wisdom prevailed, the Stars and their white teammate pulled together to play a game they loved. Craft would pitch two seasons for the Stars. As they made history Craft and his teammates would learn much from Mr. Sedberry and each other about sports and life, and share experiences that would change them forever. Looking back on those years before the Civil Rights movement, when baseball was still very much a segregated game in a segregated society, Craft relates an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship.
Book Details
- Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
- Publish Date: Apr 15th, 2013
- Pages: 136
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.25in - 6.30in - 0.60in - 0.69lb
- EAN: 9780896727878
- Recommended age: 08-12
- Categories: • Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional• Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism• Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball
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About the Author
Craft, Jerry: - Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, was also a pioneer in the national cable television industry. He lives in Jacksboro and operates ranches in Texas and New Mexico.
Sullivan, Kathleen: - Kathleen Sullivan has taught at Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Arlington. A member of the Sport Literature Association and the Society for American Baseball Research, she lives in Arlington, Texas.
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Praise for this book
Jerry Craft's real-life journey with the Stars comes alive. Its brisk pacing, play-by-play action, and fluid delivery make for a substantial and satisfying slice of a bygone era in baseball and the segregated South. An especially fine addition to Texana collections for middle readers and up. Very nicely done! -- Dr. Roger Leslie, North Shore Senior High Library, Galena Park ISD
Praise for Our White Boy
The story of how a young white man in rural Texas learned firsthand not only about how profoundly painful and limiting segregation was for both whites and blacks but also how segregation could promote black pride and entrepreneurialism. This is a wonderful book in every respect. . . . Highly recommended. All readers. --Choice Reviews Online