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Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodger Dugout
Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodger Dugout Author:Carl Erskine The famed Boys of Summera.k.a. the Brooklyn Dodgerswere some of baseballs most storied players. The group included Hall of Famers Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, and Jackie Robinson, the games first black player. For the first time, Carl Erskine, another member of that legendary team, relates memor... more »ies about his Dodger days in a book of true stories and anecdotes. The result is a delightfully interesting trip through the world of 1950s baseball. Among Erskines tales are his dealings with the immortal Branch Rickey, his view from the Dodger bench of Don Larsens perfect game, and his firsthand experiences when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. During his frequent speaking engagements, Erskine has often been asked, "Are all of your stories true?" And his standard response has been, "Yes, I couldnt possibly make them up the way they actually happened."« less