Mr. Lyman Bostock Sr.

Born: March 11, 1918, Birmingham, Ala.
Died: June 24, 2005, Birmingham Ala.

Lyman began his career in 1938 as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, and joined the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940.

He played in the 1941 East-West All Star game, getting a hit in his first at bat.

The one dream Lyman had all the years he played baseball, was a chance to play in the Major Leagues with the white players.

This dream happened not for him, but for his son, Lyman Bostock, Jr., who played for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels. Unfortunately, tragedy struck the Bostock family in Sept of 1978. Lyman Bostock, Jr. was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.

When asked what his advice to other would be, he responded, "Don't forget where you come from, always stay in touch with God."