The swift Tiger/Expo/White Sox outfielder turns 63 today. The speedy Tiger presented an interesting story of getting that “one in a million” chance while in prison to try out for the Detroit team, which he turned into a book with Jim Hawkins with One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story. The two collaborated on […]
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Ron LeFlore turns 62 today. The speedy Tiger presented an interesting story of getting that “one in a million” chance while in prison to try out for the Detroit team, which he turned into a book with Jim Hawkins with One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story. The two collaborated on Breakout: From Prison […]
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September can be a happy or bittersweet month. For the minor league call-ups, this might be the start of a major league career or a mere cup of coffee. For those who have been in the game a long while, it might mark the end of their time in the bigs. Among those who made […]
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The All-Star outfielder for the Tigers, Expos, and White Sox turns 60 today. LeFlore wrote about his experiences in prison in Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues, which was turned into One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story, one of those terrible ABC Made for TV movies, starring Levar Burton as the ballplayer. […]
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