If Luis Aparicio hadn't had a sturdy forefinger, he probably would have died of starvation while playing shortstop for Waterloo of the Three-Eye League in 1954. He couldn't speak a word of English, including the most important words in any ball player's vocabulary, "I'll have a steak."

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

If Luis Aparicio hadn't had a sturdy forefinger, he probably would have died of starvation while playing shortstop for Waterloo of the Three-Eye League in 1954. He couldn't speak a word of English, including the most important words in any ball player's vocabulary, "I'll have a steak."

[ca. March 1959]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Baseball...Chicago White Sox 1956-1960

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