Many great men and women have written entire books about every aspect of the game; however, other than "Casey At Bat," few know about some of the other great poems that have appeared honoring our national pastime. Listed below is the baseball poem: For Junior Gilliam.
"I killed time with bubble gum..." - B.H. Fairchild
For Junior Gilliam (1928-1978)by B.H. Fairchild © |
Published: The Little Magazine (1978) |
In the bleak, bleacherless corner And so I dreamed: to rise far You would turn, take the toss from Reese, The inning's over. You're in the shadows now. |
For Junior Gilliam (1928-1978) by B.H. Fairchild © |
Jim "Junior" Gilliam played fourteen seasons with the Dodgers starting in 1953 and moving with the club from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, ending his career with the organization in 1966.
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Junior Gilliam was named two All-Star squads, led the league in triples in 1953, base on balls in 1959 and fielding average in 1957 — click his name for comprehensive stats.