A new Bird Tapes feature highlighting my Orioles history book interview subjects from a quarter-century ago whose comments, unfortunately, were not preserved on tape.
Hello John. Thanks for your interview and writeup about Connie Johnson. I always wondered about his earlier career before the Orioles and I wondered back in 1958 and 1959 looking over his Topps cards during those years why he had not played in the majors longer. I was very ignorant about black players' plight regarding Major League Baseball when I was 7 and 8 years old. Mark Millikin
I was ignorant myself for a long time. Connie's generation came along in time to get to the majors but still had to wait for years after they were more than ready. Really unfortunate. Some great players, clearly.
Hello John. Thanks for your interview and writeup about Connie Johnson. I always wondered about his earlier career before the Orioles and I wondered back in 1958 and 1959 looking over his Topps cards during those years why he had not played in the majors longer. I was very ignorant about black players' plight regarding Major League Baseball when I was 7 and 8 years old. Mark Millikin
I was ignorant myself for a long time. Connie's generation came along in time to get to the majors but still had to wait for years after they were more than ready. Really unfortunate. Some great players, clearly.