Brooklyn Dodgers in Cuba (Images of Baseball)

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Synopsis
The Brooklyn Dodgers held spring training in Havana in 1947 so Jackie Robinson could practice safely.

Yet that was hardly the beginning: the Bums played in Cuba over 60 seasons, from 1900 to 1959. Ballplayers drank hard with Hemingway. Some found themselves in Cuban jails. Pitcher Van Lingle Mungo, barricaded in the Hotel Nacional with two women, fended off an angry husband (and his machete). Leo Durocher got into a brawl with an umpire, after Lippy's translator correctly cursed him in Spanish. Vin Scully watched machine gun-toting barbudas enter the room. An outfielder leaped into the stands, with a loaded gun, to chase a fan.

Several players encountered Castro, who once walked onto the field in his fatigues, patted his pistol, and said to Lefty Locklin, "Tonight, we win."

Copyright:
2011

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
128 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781439624210
Related ISBNs:
9780738574271
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jim Vitti
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Sports, Travel, Art and Architecture
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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