Gib Bodet, Major League Scout: Twelve Thousand Baseball Games and Six Million Miles

by P.J. Dragseth and Gib Bodet

Gib Bodet's 70-year love affair with baseball dates from his childhood in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and it has carried him through parts of six decades as a scout with the Red Sox, Tigers, Expos, Angels, Royals, and Dodgers. He played ball in high school and the military, coached youth and legion teams, and finally made the game his profession at age 38. In this memoir, Bodet recalls humorous stories about people he worked for and with--Peter O'Malley,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472405
• ISBN13: 9780786472406
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher