Wilkinson, Defiant Figure of Red Scare, Dies at 91 – New York Times

Wilkinson, Defiant Figure of Red Scare, Dies at 91 – New York Times

Frank Wilkinson is the hero of Ry Cooder’s amazing 2005 album Chavez Ravine, but this obit tells of a long life lived in pursuit of an oddly elusive ideal. The baseball stadium in LA was a small part of his life, but he was important part of the ballpark’s (and baseball’s) history.