Baseball’s Brotherhood Team
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Brotherhood is a universal calling. It presents the smile, offers the hand, gives the hug and renders support. Answering this call can become a significant challenge. Baseball has provided role models of players who put aside prejudice and met the challenge.
Why would "The Babe" ignore his commissioner? Why would "Gabby," a Klan member, befriend a lady of a different race? Why would "Pee Wee" extend the arm, Gromek give the hug, and "Wilkie" render the support? Why would Rose risk his career by defying his owner, manager and father? Why would commissioner Chandler make a courageous decision knowing it would cost him dearly? Baseball's Brotherhood Team answers these and other questions as a template of brotherhood for us today.
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About the Book
In the Book of Genesis, when Cain is confronted by God regarding the death of his brother, he replies, Am I my brother’s keeper?
Within these pages, players respond affirmatively to this century’s age old question. They took stands against prejudice during times in our country when it was not the norm. Their courage serves as a model for all of us today. These players lived the biblical challenge of loving your neighbor.
This is the third book by the author of inspirational stories about players from our national pastime. Fifteen members of our National Baseball Hall of Fame are here as well as others of lesser fame. The examples include 19th century baseball, Babe Ruth and Pete Rose. Each player was special. Each story inspirational.
About the Author
BRYAN STEVERSON is a retired technical manager and baseball historian. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. In addition to numerous articles, his prior books include, Amazing Baseball Heroes, Inspirational Negro League Stories (2011) and Baseball, A Special Gift from God (2014). He provides presentations on baseball to numerous organizations, universities, churches, and national conferences. Bryan is married with five children and nine grandchildren.