Biz Mackey a Giant behind the Plate by Rich Westcott PAPERBACK 9781439915523

Biz Mackey a Giant behind the Plate\nby Rich Westcott\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Rich Westcott\nTitle: Biz Mackey a Giant behind the Plate\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: sport\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439915523\nISBN-10: 1439915520\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe best all-around catcher in black baseball historyCumberland Posey, Owner of the Homestead GraysNational 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 catcher who also had an impressive batting average and later worked as a manager of the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants.\nUsing archival materials and interviews with f.