| Contents |
A legend Is born -- A celebratory beginning after baseball -- Family favorites -- It takes a village to raise a child -- Taking things in stride -- Old school is the best school -- Education -- Commonalities: marriage and divorce -- Twice retired: dad and me -- Negro leagues reunion in Ashland, Kentucky -- A great soul goes to rest -- Daring to make the dream come true -- The legacy bears fruit. |
| Abstract |
"Baseball Hall of Famer Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes (1901-1979) batted more than .400 three times, led the Negro Leagues in home runs seven times and holds the all-time NL record for career home runs. Despite his legendary achievements on the field, he worked off-seasons in Detroit's auto plants, including one owned by Walter Briggs, who also owned the Detroit Tigers--a team Stearnes couldn't play for because he was black. Written by his daughter, this first biography of "Turkey" Stearnes intimately recounts his life and career and gives overdue recognition to one of the greatest all-around players in the history of baseball"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Stearnes-Brown, Rosilyn, 1946- Fans called him "Turkey," I called him dad Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022] 9781476688916 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022049980 |
| ISBN | 9781476688916 paperback |
| ISBN | 1476688915 paperback |
