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The
Bobby Richardson Story was a book published by
the Fleming H. Revell Co in 1965. A
story about a lad from Sumter, S.C.,
who sought to be a good Christian and a
major league ball player. This 33⅓ RPM
12" LP record was released by Word Records
Incorporated, a Christian label founded
in 1951 in Waco, Texas. Word "The
Christian Voice of the Audio Age,"
recorded internationally known stars
and spiritual leaders, which included;
Burl Ives, Flo Price, Jerome Hines,
Blue Ridge Quartet, and Billy Graham
The record which included material
taken from the book, is an "exciting first-person
account of his own life, by the Yankees
famous Second Baseman..." The record
also contains excerpts from the film
sound tracks "World Series of 1960 and
World Series 1962" The front of the
album cover pictures a base runner
trying to break-up a double play being
turned by Bobby Richardson. The forward
on the back is accompanied with quotes
praising Bobby Richardson made by
Yankees general manager Ralph Houk,
teammates; Tom Tresh, and Steve
Hamilton.
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