Ghost Leagues of South Texas

Leo Najo Story

Now Available!

The author's new book, Baseball's First Mexican-American Star, is a biography of one of the most outstanding baseball players of the early 20th century. This exciting book tells the amazing story of Leonardo "Najo" Alaniz of Mission, Texas, who played for many years with the San Antonio Bears of the Texas League and was drafted in 1925 by the Chicago White Sox. 176 pages in paperback, with many photographs and tabular baseball statistics. To order, visit our online store below.

Ghost Leagues

Also Available!

Also from the same author is Ghost Leagues: A History of Minor League Baseball in South Texas. Ghost Leagues provides a complete season-by-season chronicle of minor league players and teams from Corpus Christi south to the Rio Grande Valley. 236 pages in paperback, with photographs, illustrations, and tabular baseball statistics covering every minor league season from 1910 to the present. To order, visit our online store below.

The Reviews Are In!

"Torres' book traces Najo's career on the field ... and it provides a unique look at baseball in the first three decades of the 20th century." -- San Antonio Express-News, April 30, 2006.

"Torres' research makes the history of South Texas baseball spring to life and catch his readers by the throat, like pro baseball players in a heated argument." -- The Monitor (McAllen, TX), August 17, 2005.

"This fascinating account ... will interest all persons who study the region's rich history, whether or not they are baseball fans." -- Valley Town Crier, August 17, 2005.

"Torres brings many characters and odd events to life. The 1900s proved a golden century of roller-coaster baseball. Winners and sinners alike, Torres salutes and immortalizes." -- Festiva, August 19, 2005.

"Noe Torres has turned his love of baseball into a very interesting book." -- Rick Diaz, KRGV-TV, July 6, 2005.

ABOUT NOE TORRES: A South Texas native and lifetime baseball fan, Noe grew up hearing of the antics of Leo "Najo" Alaniz and other legendary baseball heroes in the Rio Grande Valley. Mr. Torres holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Texas at Austin and has worked in South Texas as a librarian, technology specialist, educational consultant, and Web page designer. He has also written a series of books about the UFO phenomenon, and his UFO Web site is located at www.roswellbooks.com.