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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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The Milwaukee Brewers and the Case of the Missing (Rollie) Fingers

The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers won the American League pennant with a high-powered offense, decent starting pitching, and a shutdown, future Hall-of-Fame closer—Rollie Fingers. After beating a very talented California Angels club in the American League Championship Series, the Brewers appeared to have the upper hand over their World Series opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals. Except for one problem: Fin

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We Played the Game: 65 Players Remember Baseball's Greatest Era, 1947-1964

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It was interesting to read about the contrasting approaches Robinson and Campanella took to Civil Rights and how their relationship deteriorated over time, although most of this was not new to me from reading other books about the two players.
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