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Welcome to the official website
of baseball novelist John H. Ritter—
a world of magical realism,
historical fiction, and storytelling
through the eyes of "The Old Perfessor."



Imagine what if...

Casey Stengal known as The Old Perfessor

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The Desperado Who Stole Baseball
What if legendary gunfighter Billy the Kid had been a baseball player instead?

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Saved Baseball

What if one day a boy discovers the secret of hitting a baseball—every time?
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What if music could perfect a pitcher's timing? Or help a batter hit the perfect pitch?

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What if a natural lefty was forced by religion to be right-handed? Where could he go to be himself?
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Over the Wall
What if an all-star shortstop's future depended upon building a Vietnam War Memorial—
to the other side?

 
 

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