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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Willie Wells: El Diablo of the Negro Leagues

Willie Wells: El Diablo of the Negro Leagues

Luke, Bob

Paperback

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ISBN10: 0292717512
ISBN13: 9780292717510
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Sep 1 2007
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.13 Depth: 8.89
Language: English

2008 - Robert Peterson Recognition Award

Willie Wells was arguably the best shortstop of his generation. As Monte Irvin, a teammate and fellow Hall of Fame player, writes in his foreword, Wells really could do it all. He was one of the slickest fielding shortstops ever to come along. He had speed on the bases. He hit with power and consistency. He was among the most durable players I've ever known. Yet few people have heard of the feisty ballplayer nicknamed El Diablo. Willie Wells was black, and he played long before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. Bob Luke has sifted through the spotty statistics, interviewed Negro League players and historians, and combed the yellowed letters and newspaper accounts of Wells's life to draw the most complete portrait yet of an important baseball player.

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