In the more than 150 year history of Major League Baseball, only one player has ever been murdered during a season. That player... more
We make the drive with Yuovene to Inglewood Park Cemetery, to return to Lyman’s grave. She hadn’t allowed herself to visit in... more
Leonard Smith, the man who admitted to killing Lyman Bostock in a jealous rage, a man arrested more than half... more
Family, friends and all in baseball are in shock over Lyman’s murder. Yet the Angels play their scheduled game the... more
By September 1977, Lyman is in the top 10 in the AL in hitting after starting his first season with the... more
Bostock breaks out in Minnesota, becoming one of the best hitters in the league. After playing out his contract and betting... more
Motivated by what he believes are scouts who misjudge him based on his “trouble” in college, Bostock is motivated more... more
Bostock spent part of his childhood in Gary, Indiana: the murder capital of the United States. The city helped shape Bostock,... more
To his family, he was simply “Wesley.” But to all in Major League Baseball, Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. was a master... more
In the more than 150 year history of Major League Baseball, only one player has ever been murdered during a... more