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Stud Cantrell, the curmudgeon manager of the Graceville Oilers in the Alabama–Florida League, is drowning in a losing season during the summer of 1956. His hard‑nosed style and the team's plight have them in last place both on the field and figuratively. The arrival of Jamie Weeks, a determined second baseman, and Dixie Lee Box, an energetic and humorous first‑baseman, puts a fresh spark into the Oilers. The team is further changed by a black catcher who uses a Venezuelan disguise to avoid the threat of the Ku Klux Klan. As the dynamics shift, the Oilers begin to win and the characters look toward both love and a chance for glory.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: Food, Sports & Hobbies/Sports
Authors: Paul Hemphill
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