Biz Mackey, a Giant Behind the Plate: The Story of the Negro League Star and Hall of Fame Catcher

by Rich Westcott

Book Overview

"The best all-around catcher in black baseball history"-- Cumberland Posey, Owner of the Homestead Grays National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey's professional career spanned nearly three decades in the Negro Leagues and elsewhere. He distinguished himself as a defensive catcher who also had an impressive batting average and later worked as a manager of the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants. Using archival materials...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439915512
• ISBN13: 9781439915516
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"