Moonlight Graham Book-Signing Photos-2010

Booksigning Day - July, 2010

"Chasing Moonlight'  by Brett Friedlander  and Robert Reising

Everyone remembers Doc "Moonlight" Graham portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the movie "Field of Dreams."  In real life, Moonlight Graham was a kid from North Carolina who loved to play baseball.  The movie made Moonlight famous…the biography and memoir, "Chasing Moonlight," establishes him as a man. 

The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum was honored to host a booksigning of "Chasing Moonlight,"  authored by Brett Friedlander and Robert Reising, on Saturday, July 10.  Mr. Friedlander, a prominent sportswriter from the Greensboro, NC area, shared the inspiring story of Dr. Graham with our fans.   Did Shoeless Joe and Moonlight Graham play baseball together in Chisholm, Minnesota, in the mid-1920s?   Could be... read the book and learn of the amazing story of a young ballplayer with a "5-minute Major League career" who went on to become a gifted physician and an inspiring part of the "Field of Dreams" story!

Below Brett Friedlander and our Museum curator Mrs. Arlene Marcley discuss "Moonlight" and "Shoeless" with our fans. 

 

Our guests included young Joe Jackson, a great-great-great nephew of Shoeless Joe who is headed to The Citadel on a baseball scholarship.

 

Brett Friedlander, author, sportswriter and perhaps the greatest fan of the movie "Field of Dreams!"

 

Our guests also included the family of "Champ" O'steen, legendary Textiles League player and star with the New York Highlanders - later to be known as the Yankees.

 

Brett shared the story of when "Doc" Graham was asked if he regretted being a Major Leaguer for only five minutes, and he responded it would have been a bigger tragedy if he had been a doctor for only five minutes

 

Coinciding with the July book signing was the designation by the City of Greenville as

 "Shoeless Jack Jackson Month."

 

Following his talk, the co-author visited with friends and fans of "Doc" Graham and Joe Jackson.

 

Brett Friedlander with Joe Anders, who as a young baseball player in Brandon Mill Village was a protege of the legendary Joe Jackson.

 

Shoeless Joe Jackson's ring, crafted from the medallion he was awarded as a member of the 1917 World Series Champions - courtesy of the Jackson Family.

 

Players from the Greenville Drive toured the Shoeless Joe Museum and shared stories of modern professional baseball with our fans.

Brett Friendlander signing copies of "Chasing Moonlight" for fans of "Moonlight" Graham.  The book is available at Barnes & Noble and through amazon.com