236 - Jim Gilliam: Replaceable in March, Irreplaceable in October w/ Stephen W. Dittmore

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Stephen W. Dittmore's book, "Jim Gilliam: The Forgotten Dodger," (August Publications, 2025) hit bookstores this week and it's a good one. Dittmore joins us this week to talk about the man who won the 1953 National League's Rookie of the Year Award and who played key roles on four World Series championship teams for the Dodgers. Gilliam later coached the Dodgers on Managers Walter Alston's and Tommy Lasorda's staffs until he passed away in 1978.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Meet Jim Gilliam, the Forgotten Dodger (00:02:33)

3. Life as a Teenager in the Negro Leagues (00:04:57)

4. Jim Gilliam and the Second Gate (00:09:45)

5. Three Players in One (00:12:31)

6. The Play: Jim Gilliam and the 1965 World Series. (00:16:48)

7. Jim Gilliam as a Coach (00:23:00)

8. Replaceable in March, Irreplaceable in October (00:25:53)

9. Nostalgia, Romanticism and the Boys of Summer (00:28:01)

10. Jim Gilliam and Tommy Lasorda (00:34:37)

11. College sports, sprawling conferences and wrapping up the interview (00:37:34)