Category Archive: Essays.1950-Phillies

Introduction: The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant

No one would seriously argue that the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies…

Foreword: The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant

I was just 20 years old heading into the 1950 season with the…

Tales from Interviewing the Whiz Kids

When I approached Robin Roberts in 1992 about writing a book…

Andy Skinner: Jim Konstanty’s Undertaker Pitching Coach

It is highly unlikely that the Philadelphia Phillies would have…

The Andy Seminick Fan Club

By 1950, Andy Seminick, at the ripe old age of 29 sometimes known…

Mrs. Ashburn’s Rooming House

Harry Walker was the Phillies’ starting center-fielder heading…

Bobby Brown: A View from the Other Side of the 1950 World Series

The 1950 season was a momentous for me because I finished my…

Whiz Kid Fan for Life

It started with a radio broadcast and a baseball glove. In late…