Willie Wilson, a former All-Star with Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, shared a few anecdotes — including a bad experience with signing autographs — from his career during his April 4 luncheon address at the ninth annual Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room.
Wilson was an American League All-Star outfielder in 1982 and 1983 and led the league in singles for four consecutive seasons from 1979 to 1982. He led the league in stolen bases in 1979, his first season as a full-time player in the majors, and he captured the league batting title in 1982 with a .332 average.
MTSU’s Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference welcomed a veteran All-Star and took on the sepia tones of the earliest photographs as it turned to the 19th century for inspiration. The ninth annual event, held today, April 4, in the James Union Building, was to include a late afternoon demonstration…
Middle Tennessee State University rolled the tarpaulin over the infield April 3 and said goodbye to the Baseball Literature and Culture Conference. The gathering of baseball aficionados and scholars will be hosted next year by Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, about 100 miles from Kansas City, Missouri. “Strategically, it makes…
Former Major League pitcher Tommy John, who saved his career and revolutionized his sport by undergoing a groundbreaking operation was the luncheon speaker at MTSU's 2012 "Baseball in Literature and Culture Conference" March 30. For more information about the event, visit mtsunews.com/tommy-john. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juR__XZg1Ug
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