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Wrong Side of the Wall: The Life of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time

Wrong Side of the Wall: The Life of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time


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An account of Ralph Blackie Schwamb, one of the best baseball prospects ever to come out of Los Angeles, who became the greatest player in the history of prison baseball.

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"Baseball rarely edges into "noir," but this compelling biography by Eric Stone reads as if it had been filmed in black and white in the golden age of film noir Hollywood. Mesmerized by the waste of it all, yet tempted to hope because of his talent, we follow the story of a brilliant but flawed player, Blackie Schwamb, whose career was derailed through the tragic consequences of gangland connections."--Kevin Starr, University Professor in History, University of Southern California, California State Librarian Emeritus, author of Coast of Dreams: "California on the Edge, 1990-2003" and the other six volumes of the "Americans and the California Dream" Series "Blackie Schwamb pitched in the American League for the St. Louis Browns. Blackie Schwamb pitched in Folsom and San Quentin . . . You'll finish Wrong Side of the Wall asking yourself, 'What if . . .'"--Joe Garagiola, former major league ballplayer, radio and television broadcaster, and author of "Baseball is a Funny Game" "As a ten-year-old St. Louis Browns' fan, I saw the apple-cheek side of baseball and loved it. Eric Stone's look at the dark underside is eerie, fascinating, and impossible to put down."--Win Blevins, author of "Beauty for Ashes," and numerous other award winning historical fiction and non-fiction books "Eric Stone's riveting account of Blackie Schwamb's great baseball talent and equally great character defects is so much more than a sports story. It is a fascinating trip along a life on the edge, in and out of trouble, golden opportunities and missed chances."--Tom Brokaw, NBC-TV's Anchor for the "NBC Nightly News" "Blackie Schwamb's story is classic tragedy-flawed, physically gifted, unable to deal with his demons. This is not a 'sports' story, it is Eric Stone's brilliant study of a man with such a great talent that he started against Bob Feller, but then went to the Mob and ended up pitching in prison leagues. Stone weaves the life of this tragic figure against the tapestry of the lifeline of both LA and the Mob. It is brilliant, chilling, and real."--Peter Gammons, three-time National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association National Sportswriter of the Year, "ESPN Baseball Tonight" studio analyst "Baseball rarely edges into "noir, but this compelling biography by Eric Stone reads as if it had been filmed in black and white in the golden age of film noir Hollywood. Mesmerized by the waste of it all, yet tempted to hope because of his talent, we follow the story of a brilliant but flawed player, Blackie Schwamb, whose career was derailed through the tragic consequences of gangland connections."--Kevin Starr, University Professor in History, University of Southern California, California State Librarian Emeritus, author of Coast of Dreams: "California on the Edge, 1990-2003 and the other six volumes of the "Americans and the California Dream" Series "Blackie Schwamb pitched in the American League for the St. Louis Browns. Blackie Schwamb pitched in Folsom and San Quentin . . . You'll finish Wrong Side of the Wall asking yourself, 'What if . . .'"--Joe Garagiola, former major league ballplayer, radio and television broadcaster, and author of "Baseball is a Funny Game "As a ten-year-old St. Louis Browns' fan, I saw the apple-cheek side of baseball and loved it. Eric Stone's look at the dark underside is eerie, fascinating, and impossible to put down."--Win Blevins, author of "Beauty for Ashes, and numerous other award winning historical fiction and non-fiction books


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  • ISBN-13: 9781592284399
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Publisher Imprint: The Lyons Press
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Life of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Prison Baseball Player of All Time
  • ISBN-10: 1592284396
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Returnable: N


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