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Alou: My Baseball Journey
By Alou, Felipe & Peter Kerasotis
- ISBN
- 9781496201522 9781496207937
- Publisher
- Univ. of Nebraska
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2018 | In The Ballpark
Cowritten with journalist Kerasotis, this book provides a harrowing look into the risks and prejudice Alou (b. 1935) faced during his baseball career. It begins with Alou's childhood in the Dominican Republic where he dreamed of becoming a doctor. Everything changed when he stood in for an injured player at the 1955 Pan American Games and was soon offered $200 to play baseball in America. Alou not only had...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
