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WRONG SIDE OF THE WALL The Story of Blackie Schwamb, the Greatest Ballplayer in Prison History 
This biography is a real-life noir. It moves like a fast-paced novel through Depression-era and World War Two Los Angeles, into the post-war boom time. It involves gangsters and nightclubs and baseball from Mexico to Canada and mostly behind prison walls. There are girls and guns and gambling and booze and ballgames. There are frozen hula dancers and a burning ballpark. From pitching at Yankee Stadium to a no-hitter against major leaguers behind bars, the story of Blackie Schwamb is a tale from the darkside of the Greatest Generation. 
 NPR interview (about the book)
Baseball Musings (blog discussion with Eric)
Baseball Savant (blog discussion about booze vs. steroids)
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