Name: Big Foot In The Door (live @ DMP)
Duration: P00H03M37S
Description: Wrote this one about Tom Alston, the first African American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. Tom was from my hometown, Greensboro, NC

Big Foot In The Door (live @ DMP)

from Bruce Piephoff Live at the dotmatrix project by Bruce Piephoff

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Wrote this one about Tom Alston, the first African American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954. Tom was from my hometown, Greensboro, NC

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Big Tom Alston swung a baseball bat
Broke in with the Cardinals
First black man to do that
1954, a big foot in the door

Augustus Busch, the beer tycoon
Made a big production, beer and silver spoons
Just one black man was standing in the room

(Chorus)
I'll give you 2 Stan Musials, one Steve Bilko
Throw in Country Slaughter, if you'll let Alston go
Big Tom Alston, Cardinals '54
I seen him yesterday down at the Woolworth's Store

Big Tom Alston went to Dudley High
Played ball for the Aggies, learned to catch high flies
But big Tom was a slugger, kissed Greensboro goodbye

San Diego Padres, 23 home runs
And RBIs, big Tom got 101
Headed for St. Louis and segregation

Chorus

Eating meals alone, big Tom Alston
In a third class coach, the whole season long
Just like Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson

Voices in the wind, down in Mexico
Our big forgotten friend
Back in Greensboro
Eating apple pie at the Woolworth's Store

Chorus

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from Bruce Piephoff Live at the dotmatrix project, released August 26, 2009
Written by Bruce Piephoff

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