A Cap for Steve (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Morley Callaghan
- First Published: 1952
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1952
- Setting: An unspecified city in North America
- Principal Characters: Dave Diamond, Anna, Steve, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Hudson's son
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Parents and children, Poverty or poor people, Fathers, Baseball
- Locales: North America
The Story
Twelve-year-old Steve Diamond loves baseball. Although his family is poor, he spends nearly every leisure moment playing or watching the game rather than working to supplement the family's meager income. Steve's obsession with the game is a constant source of perplexity and irritation to Dave Diamond, Steve's father, who is a carpenter's assistant. Anna Diamond, Steve's mother, does not understand her son's fascination with the sport either but is tolerant of it. When a major league team comes to town to play an exhibition game, Dave reluctantly agrees to take Steve...
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