The Tall Mexican : The Life of Hank Aguirre All-Star Pitcher, Businessman, Humanitarian

Baseball star Hank Aguirre (1931-1994) pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs in a vibrant major-league career that ran from 1955 to 1971. He would become an All-Star pitcher with the best ERA in the American League, and cap his athletic career as manager of the Tucson Toros, a farm club for the Oakland Athletics. Upon retiring from the game, he founded Mexican Industries, a multimillion-dollar auto-accessories company, employing well over a thousand people and bringing renewed hope to inner-city Detroit.