P J Dragseth: 2 books
Gib Bodet, Major League Scout
Twelve Thousand Baseball Games and Six Million Miles
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Gib Bodet’s 70-year love affair with baseball dates from his childhood in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and it has carried him through parts of six decades as a scout with the Red Sox, Tigers, Expos, Angels, Royals, and Dodgers. He played ball in high school and the military, coached youth and legion teams,...
The 1957 San Francisco Seals
End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending “invasion of major league baseball” in 1958. While the meetings, wheeling and dealing and politics took place off the diamond, the historic San Francisco Seals, a charter member of the Golden Era of the league, 1903–1957, played baseball...