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Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer

Contributors:

By (Author) K. Adam Powell

ISBN:

9781442252059

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Publication Date:

9th December 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Baseball
True crime

Dewey:

796.357092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

350

Dimensions:

Width 159mm, Height 238mm, Spine 25mm

Weight:

621g

Description

Lyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the first players in major league baseball to cash in on the new era of free agency, signing with the California Angels for more than $2 millionone of the richest contracts in sports history at that time. But Bostocks true potential would never be known. On September 23, 1978, Bostock was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana. He was just 27 years old. In Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer, K. Adam Powell tells the story of Bostocks humble beginnings in Birmingham, Alabama, his coming-of-age in Los Angeles, his involvement in the Black Power movement, his brief yet impactful baseball career, and his senseless murder in 1978. Those who knew Bostock and played alongside him believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, and perhaps even make the Hall of Fame some day. More than just a ballplayer, Bostock was known as a stand-out citizen who never forgot where he came from, investing hours of his time giving back to his community, visiting with local youth, and hosting baseball clinics. Lyman Bostock captures a remarkable era in professional baseball, an era when ballplayers such as Bostock still engaged closely with their fans even as power shifted from management and owners to the players. Through careful research, exclusive interviews, and rarely-seen photographs, Bostocks life and the times in which he lived are conveyed in intimate detail. For baseball fans of all ages, Lyman Bostocks biography is a poignant and inspiring story of an upcoming star whose life was cut much too short.

Reviews

A very important aspect of this book, shows the reader all of the details leading up to Lymans final moments. The readers get all the details of the who, what, when, why and where of that fateful night. It filled in a lot of the blanks in the story for me and put to rest any doubts of what a stand up guy Lyman Bostock really was from beginning until the end. Powell did a great job of sharing Bostocks story which I feel has been a very overlooked or forgotten subject. His time in both life and baseball were very short, but his impact was much greater beyond his years. Check this book out, I dont think anyone who puts the effort into reading this will regret it. * Gregg's Baseball Bookcase *

Author Bio

K. Adam Powell is a reporter for the ACC Sports Journal, the ACCSports.com website, and the Mebane Enterprise newspaper. He previously worked for the Rivals.com network, and has covered Final Fours, college bowl games, and numerous NBA and NFL players. Powell is the author of three books, including Border Wars: The First 50 Years of Atlantic Coast Conference Football (Scarecrow, 2004).

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