| About the Book
The
Perfect Pitch is the biography of Roger Owens, the famous Peanut Man
at Dodger Stadium. It is the true life story of the poor boy turned
Peanut Man who has enchanted fans at Dodger Stadium for well over four
decades. It is truly an inspiring story about Roger Owens, who grew
up in an extremely poor family as the eldest of nine children and son
of a Baptist minister, living on the tough inner city streets of Los
Angeles.
It is a remarkable human interest story with a baseball backdrop, yet
it can be enjoyed by both men and women, people of all ages, and
sports fans or not. It covers the amazing life of the Peanut Man, the
many miracles he and his family faced, and his rise from lowly soda
vendor to premier peanut man, known for his trick peanut tossing and
his career launching appearance as a guest of the Tonight Show with
Johnny Carson.
Starting out at the Coliseum when the Dodgers moved West, Roger found
it was a great way to bring in desperately needed income for his poor
family. Over the years, he has become one of baseball's most genuine
heroes, not to mention a hero for every day working people.
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