Teenager on first, geezer at bat, 4-F on deck : major league baseball in 1945 /
"When baseball's stars traded their stockings and gloves for khaki and rifles, the teams filled out their rosters with retired stars such as Jimmie Foxx and Babe Herman and with teenagers like 17-year-olds Putsy Caballero and Tommy Brown"--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
2009.
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| Summary: | "When baseball's stars traded their stockings and gloves for khaki and rifles, the teams filled out their rosters with retired stars such as Jimmie Foxx and Babe Herman and with teenagers like 17-year-olds Putsy Caballero and Tommy Brown"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 3156-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786437948 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786437944 (softcover : alk. paper) |