Biz Mackey, a giant behind the plate : the story of the Negro league star and Hall of Fame catcher / Rich Westcott ; forewords by Monte Irvin and Ray C. Mackey III.

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""The best all-around catcher in black baseball history"--Cumberland Posey, Owner of the Homestead Grays National Baseball Hall of Fame catcher James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey's professional career spanned nearly three decades in the Negro Leagues and elsewhere. He distinguished himself as a defensive ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Westcott, Rich (Author)
Other Authors:	Irvin, Monte, 1919-2016 (writer of foreword.) Mackey, Ray C. (writer of foreword.)
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Mackey, Biz, > 1897-1965. Catchers (Baseball) > United States > Biography. Baseball players > United States > Biography. African American baseball players > Biography. African American baseball managers > Biography. Negro leagues > History. Baseball > United States > History > 20th century. SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xxi, 180 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

Biz Mackey, a giant behind the plate the story of the Negro league star and Hall of Fame catcher

Authors: Westcott, Rich
Published: Temple University Press, 2018

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