02044cam a2200349 4500 272354333 TxAuBib 20160921120000.0 100701s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010028282 9780870745669 alk. paper 0870745662 alk. paper (OCoLC)646716234 TxAuBib Robinson, Eddie, 1920- Lucky me : my sixty-five years in baseball / Eddie Robinson with C. Paul Rogers III ; foreword by Tom Grieve ; introduction by Bobby Brown. 1st ed. Dallas : Southern Methodist University Press, 2011. xvi, 244 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Sport in American life Includes index. Paris, Texas, roots -- Breaking into pro ball -- Making progress -- A taste of the big time and a World War II detour -- International League MVP -- Big league rookie -- A magical year in Cleveland -- An all-star year in Washington -- With the Pale Hose -- A year in purgatory, er, Philadelphia -- From the outhouse to the penthouse -- Fun and games with the Yankees -- Playing out the string -- Coaching with Paul Richards and the Orioles -- The move to Houston and the start of the expansion Colt .45s -- On to Kansas City and Charley Finley -- Back to the National League with the Atlanta Braves -- Fun and games with Ted Turner -- Home to Texas -- The Eddie Chiles era -- Working for George -- Team consultant: the last stage -- Retrospective. 20160921. Robinson, Eddie, 1920- Major League Baseball (Organization) History 20th century. Major League Baseball (Organization) History 21st century. Baseball players United States Biography. Baseball managers United States Biography. Rogers, C. Paul. Sport in American life. TXEDR