Uppity: My Untold Story About the Games People Play (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780446555258)

There are very few major personalities in the world of sports who have so much to say about our National Pastime. And even fewer who are as well respected as Bill White.

Bill White, who's now in his mid 70s, was an All-Star first baseman for many years with the New York Giants, St.Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies before launching a stellar broadcasting career with the New York Yankees for 18 years. He left the broadcast booth to become the President of the National League for five years.

A true pioneer as an African-American athlete, sportscaster, and top baseball executive, White has written his long-awaited autobiography in which he will be candid, open, and as always, most forthcoming about his life in baseball. Along the way, White shares never-before-told stories about his long working relationship with Phil Rizzutto, insights on George Steinbrenner, Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, Bob Gibson, Bart Giamatti, Fay Vincent, and scores of other top baseball names and Hall of Famers.

Best of all, White built his career on being outspoken, and the years fortunately have not mellowed him. Uppity is a baseball memoir that baseball fans everywhere will be buzzing about.

Author: Bill White
ISBN-10: 0446555258
ISBN-13: 9780446555258
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/28/2011
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2010 pg. 48
Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 48
New York Times Book Review 06/05/2011 pg. 36