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Eric Vickrey is the author of three nonfiction baseball books: Runnin' Redbirds: The World Champion 1982 St. Louis Cardinals (McFarland, 2023), Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash that Changed Everything (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024), and Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History (August Publications, 2025). He lives in Washington state. ...more

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	Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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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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Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season

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Hefty, well-written tome about one of my favorite bands. There isn't quite as much detail about the band members themselves as I would have liked, but then again, the members of R.E.M. purposely maintained low profiles off stage and shunned the limel ...more
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Thoroughly researched and well-written. Cool Papa deserved an outstanding bio, and Lonnie Wheeler delivered.
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