Pitching for the Stars: My Seasons Across the Color Line

by Jerry Craft, Kathleen Sullivan, Kathleen M. Sullivan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896727874
• ISBN13: 9780896727878
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7