![]() ![]() (2) Many of Deal's other former players did not sign professional baseball contracts but became successful in their chosen fields. (1) Thirteen other players, including another son and home run record holder Joe Bauman, played in the Minor Leagues. An astounding thirteen of Roy Deal's boys, including one of his sons, became Major Leaguers. Any coach should be fulfilled if just one of his boys signed a professional baseball contract. As a hobby for over forty years, he coached amateur baseball in Oklahoma. In the golden era of sandlot baseball, Roy Deal stood out as the most knowledgeable and caring baseball coach that the Sooner State has ever produced. Baseball" in Oklahoma is not, as you might guess, a native son Hall of Famer who grew up playing baseball in the state, such as Mickey Mantle, Carl Hubbell, Dizzy Dean, Johnny Bench, or the Waner brothers. ![]()
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