by Jack L. Hayes
BASEBALL IS THE GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD!
From the very first chapter to the very end, this enjoyable chronicle about the early 1950s, looks behind the scenes at events in the clubhouse, dugout, and on the field as seen through the eyes of a visiting team batboy. He was able to see everything whenever the Washington Senators played at Griffith Stadium.
Back then, baseball was very different from today. Players were more fun and more colorful. Most would give a fan a free autograph with a kindly smile. You’ll find out what it was like for a kid to rub elbows with Hall of Famers and other great stars.
You’ll read about a young and somewhat shy Mickey Mantle, who hit that tape-measure home run out of Griffith Stadium on April 17, 1953; about Satchel Paige’s pitching prowess and his on-and off-field antics; and get a first-hand look at the Ted Williams that few people got to see. And much more!
Travel to Cooperstown with the author and his wife, Darlene, some three decades later in the former batboy’s life, for a meeting with the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s curator and learn about that meeting’s most surprising ending. In this book you’ll find scores of interesting stories about unforgettable moments in the game, and see what the batboy saw as he mingled with legendary players of the 1950s a time that may well go down as the greatest in American baseball history!
About the Author
Jack L. Hayes is an award-winning author who has published six nonfiction books and one romantic fiction available on Amazon.com.
Among his releases: Baseball’s Greatest Hits & Misses, The Power of 2, Baseball’s Finest Moments, Baseball’s Archives, Business Fraud: From Trust to Betrayal, and Say It Ain’t So, Joe, the last about baseball scandals and his latest book which is a romance titled The Wish.
In his professional life, he has conducted numerous business-related seminars and lectures throughout the United States, Canada, Bermuda, New Zealand, South American and Europe.
Jack and his wife, Darlene, live in Central Florida.
Jack L. Hayes
