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Eric Vickrey is the author of two forthcoming nonfiction baseball books: Runnin' Redbirds: The World Champion 1982 St. Louis Cardinals and Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything. Born and raised in Illinois, he is now a resident of Washington state. ...more

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My Fifteen Minutes With Bart Shirley

I had the pleasure of interviewing Bart Shirley for Before They Wore Dodger Blue, a book that is largely about 1970 Spokane Indians—one of the great minor-league teams of all time. Shirley was the club’s starting second baseman. Steve Garvey, Bobby Valentine, and Bill Buckner filled the other three infield spots. The stacked roster also included Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, Charlie Hough, Doyle Alex

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