Third-base rookie

by Duane Decker

Johnny Madigan has been the third baseman for the Blue Sox for over a decade. Vic Scalzi, a rookie from the same home town as Madigan, challenges Madigan for the position.

186 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1959

About the author

Duane Decker wrote a beloved series about an imaginary major league baseball team called the Blue Sox from 1947 to his death in 1964. During World War II, he served in the Pacific with the Marine Corps. After participating in several island invasions, he became a combat correspondent on the Leatherneck, the official Marine Corps publication, where his tour of duty took him to Peleliu, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. One of the highlights of his military career came when he witnessed the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay as a Staff Sergeant and editor of Leatherneck.

After the war, he had a notable career writing for leading magazines, residing in New Hampshire. An enthusiastic baseball fan, his books have been enjoyed by thousands. He was a graduate of Colgate University.

Reviews

[Steve Mccormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another classic Blue Sox novel. Check out my Duane Decker facebook page.

[Ronald]

read some time in 1967