Anne R. Keene's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, the Raleigh News & Observer, and many other publications. Keene earned a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and resides in Austin, Texas. Visit her at annerkeene.com.
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In 1943, the New York Yankees won the World Series but one of the nation's strongest baseball teams practiced on a skinned-out college field in the heart of North Carolina. Boston Red Sox teammates Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky, and Boston Braves pitcher ... SEE MORE