Interview with Andrew Seminick, March 2, 1989

Project: A. B. "Happy" Chandler: Desegregation of Major League Baseball Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Andrew Seminick was a Major League baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In this interview, he talks about the beginnings of his baseball career, his becoming a catcher, playing baseball during World War II, his daily life as a Phillies player, the Mexican League, player strikes, the "Whiz Kids" of the 1950 season, his managers and his fellow players for the team.

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1989oh050_chan119

Interviewee Name

Andrew Seminick

Interviewer Name

William J. Marshall

Interview Date

1989-03-02

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Seminick, Andrew Interview by William J. Marshall. 02 Mar. 1989. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Seminick, A. (1989, March 02). Interview by W. J. Marshall. A. B. "Happy" Chandler: Desegregation of Major League Baseball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Seminick, Andrew, interview by William J. Marshall. March 02, 1989, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: Desegregation of Major League Baseball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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