Out of the Park: Memoir of a Minor League Baseball All-Star

by Edward Mickelson

During the Golden Age of baseball, as many as 59 minor leagues operated in a single season, and hundreds of G.I.s returning home from World War II competed in them for the big break that would land them one of only 400 spots on 16 teams in the majors. These were truly the days when athletes played purely for the love of the game, motivated by goals that seemed always just beyond their fingertips.

Among the many men who endured shocking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428899
• ISBN13: 9780786428892
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher