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I Was Right on Time by David Conrads and Buck O'neil (1997, Trade Paperback)

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I Was Right on Time : My Journey from Negro Leagues to the Majors, Paperback by Conrads, David; Wulf, Steve; Burns, Ken (FRW); O'Neil, Buck, ISBN 068483247X, ISBN-13 9780684832470, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A veteran of seven decades of professional baseball reminisces about his days in the Negro Leagues, offers an intimate portrait of Satchel Paige, and reveals his current work scouting for the Kansas City Royals

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-10068483247X

ISBN-139780684832470

eBay Product ID (ePID)12038810611

Product Key Features

Book TitleI Was Right on Time

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBaseball / History, Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorDavid Conrads, Buck O'Neil

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-006370

Preface byBurns, Ken

Dewey Edition20

ReviewsFrank HigginsKansas City StarI Was Right on Timehas an amiability and truth that make it seem as if O'Neil is talking directly to the reader while both sit in the stands and enjoy a game at the field of dreams., Chicago Sun-Times [O'Neil's] wry memories of the Negro Leagues are just as captivating in print as they were on TV., Frank Higgins Kansas City StarI Was Right on Time has an amiability and truth that make it seem as if O'Neil is talking directly to the reader while both sit in the stands and enjoy a game at the field of dreams., Frank Higgins Kansas City Star I Was Right on Time has an amiability and truth that make it seem as if O'Neil is talking directly to the reader while both sit in the stands and enjoy a game at the field of dreams.

Dewey Decimal796.357/092 B

Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Foreword by Ken Burns 1. Why, Nancy, There You Are 2. Damn, There's Got to Be Something Better Than This 3. I Ate So Much My Mama Cried 4. People Tell Me I Look Good in a Dress 5. 18th and Vine 6. Seems Like I Been Here Before 7. Bring 'Em On 8. Now Hear This! Now Hear This! 9. Long Live the Monarchs 10. My Cub Scout Years 11. Love What You Do 12. Got to Give It Up Index

SynopsisFrom Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise. In I Was Right on Time, he charmingly recalls his days as a ballplayer and as an African-American in a racially divided country. Whether he's telling of his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or the day in 1962 when he became the first African-American coach in the major leagues, O'Neil takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well., An eye-opening biography of baseball legend Buck O'Neil, first baseman and then manager of the Kansas City Monarchs, who witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise. From Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil had seen it all. In I Was Right on Time, he charmingly recalled his days as a ballplayer and as a Black American in a racially divided country. From his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or to the day in 1962 when he became the first Black American coach in the major leagues, I Was Right On Time takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well., From Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O'Neil has seen it all. As a first baseman and then manager of the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, O'Neil witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise.InI Was Right on Time,he charmingly recalls his days as a ballplayer and as an African-American in a racially divided country. Whether he's telling of his barnstorming days with the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson or the day in 1962 when he became the first African-American coach in the major leagues, O'Neil takes us on a trip not only through baseball's past but through America's as well.

As told toWulf, Steve