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Rube Waddell
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Author : W. G. Braund
language : en
Publisher: Foundation University Press USA
Release Date : 2015-01-15
Rube Waddell written by W. G. Braund and has been published by Foundation University Press USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-15 with categories.
You just got a raise to $12.50 a week so you decide to splurge and shell out a dollar to sit in the grandstand behind home plate. You know you're in for a treat. Rube Waddell, the most exciting twirler in baseball, will be in the pitcher's box. It turns out you've wasted your money. The phenom doesn't pitch. In fact, he's not even in the stadium. You later learn that he chose to play sandlot ball with some kids he passed on his walk from the hotel to the ballpark. You're delighted the next time you go to see him and Rube takes the mound. He's a bit late so you ask the booster sitting beside you what might have been the holdup. He tells you that Rube often soaks his pitching arm in cold water before the game to take some of the speed out of it, otherwise Rube says his shoots will burn up the catcher's mitt. He is absolutely overpowering. You wonder why hitters even bother going up to the plate. "Is there anything he can't do out there?" you ask the cranks around you. A man with a red handlebar moustache says, "Ya. Rube can't throw at batters to keep them off the plate like other twirlers do. He's afraid of killing somebody. And he refuses to throw spitters. Says it ain't sanitary."
Rube Waddell
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Author : Alan H. Levy
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Rube Waddell written by Alan H. Levy and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
George Edward "Rube" Waddell was one of the zaniest characters ever to play baseball. The legendary Connie Mack, who saw quite a few cards during his nearly seven decade stint in the majors, once observed that no other screwball he ever saw could hold a candle to Rube. Mack also said that Rube's curveball was the best he'd ever seen. Indeed, Waddell was one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game. Rube won 191 games in 13 seasons, had four straight 20-win seasons for Mack and the Philadelphia A's, and claimed six consecutive strikeout titles. In 1904 he struck out 349 batters, a record that held for six decades. This biography traces his early life in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death in a sanatorium on April Fool's Day, 1914.
Just A Big Kid
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Author : Paul Proia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-08
Just A Big Kid written by Paul Proia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08 with Baseball players categories.
The most famous player prior to Babe Ruth, Rube Waddell set pitching records that stood for generations. In fact, Waddell died before Ruth swatted his first homer. As baseballs attention turned to hitters, it wasnt until Bob Fellers run at Rubes single-season strikeout record that people looked back at the free-spirited lefthander who turned baseball on its ear. Unfortunately, thirty-two years passed between Rubes death and Fellers run; the memories of sportswriters and former managers like Connie Mack had distorted with time. So, stories told about Rubestories still told todaytook shape in predictable forms, but failed to get the details right. In Just a Big Kid: The Life and Times of Rube Waddell, Paul Proia looks at what people wrote when Rube was alive and double checks the memories of the players, managers and writers who watched him pitch, and loved to tell stories about the greatest personality of his generation.
Baseball And The Music Of Charles Ives
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Author : Timothy A. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2004
Baseball And The Music Of Charles Ives written by Timothy A. Johnson and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Music categories.
Baseball and the Music of Charles Ivesoffers readers an exceptionally rich understanding of Charles Ives. Through intelligent discussion of Ives's musical compositions combined with solid research on the composer's lifelong love of the American pastime, Ives's pioneering spirit and unique creativity are highlighted most clearly in this fascinating work.
Baseball In Minnesota
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Author : Stew Thornley
language : en
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Release Date : 2006
Baseball In Minnesota written by Stew Thornley and has been published by Minnesota Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
From the early days of town ball to the latest seasons of the Twins and Saints, Stew Thornley offers the ultimate history of the Great American Pastime in the North Star State.
Connie Mack And The Early Years Of Baseball
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Author : Norman L. Macht
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Connie Mack And The Early Years Of Baseball written by Norman L. Macht and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Connie Mack was the Grand Old Man of baseball. This book, spanning first fifty-two years of Mack's life, covers his experiences as player, manager, and club owner. It tells how Mack, a school dropout at fourteen, created strategies for winning baseball and principles for managing men long before there were notions of defining such subjects.
The Baseball Maniac S Almanac
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Author : Bert Randolph Sugar
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-04-18
The Baseball Maniac S Almanac written by Bert Randolph Sugar and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-18 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled—all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. First created by legendary sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar, and now updated, here are thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you’ll find all of the big name baseball heroes like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Denny McLain, Ty Cobb, and a lot of information that will be new to even the most devoted fans: Highest batting averages not to win batting titles Home-run leaders by state of birth Players on last-place teams leading the league in RBIs, by season Most triples by position, season Winners of two “legs” of triple crown since last winner Oldest pitchers with losing record, leading league in ERA Career pitching leaders under six feet tall Managers replaced wile team was in first place Hall of Famers whose sons played in the majors Players with palindromic surnames And so much more! Not just a collection of facts or records, this is a book of glorious fun that will astound even the most bookish baseball fan. Read up and amaze your friends!
Money Pitcher
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Author : William C. Kashatus
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2006
Money Pitcher written by William C. Kashatus and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Charles Albert Bender was one of baseball&’s most talented pitchers. By the end of his major league career in 1925, he had accrued 212 wins and more than 1,700 strikeouts, and in 1953, he became the first American Indian elected to baseball&’s Hall of Fame. But as a high-profile Chippewa Indian in a bigoted society, Bender knew firsthand the trauma of racism. In Money Pitcher: Chief Bender and the Tragedy of Indian Assimilation, William C. Kashatus offers the first biography of this compelling and complex figure. Bender&’s career in baseball began on the sandlots of Pennsylvania&’s Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where he distinguished himself as a hard-throwing pitcher. Soon, in 1903, Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack signed Bender to his pitching staff, where he was a mainstay for more than a decade. Mack regarded Bender as his &“money pitcher&”&—the hurler he relied on whenever he needed a critical victory. But with success came suffering. Spectators jeered Bender on the field and taunted him with war whoops. Newspapers ridiculed him in their sports pages. His own teammates derisively referred to him as &“Chief,&” and Mack paid him less than half the salary of other star pitchers. This constant disrespect became a major factor in one of the most controversial episodes in the history of baseball: the alleged corruption of the 1914 World Series. Despite being heavily favored going into the Series against the Boston Braves, the A&’s lost four straight games. Kashatus offers compelling evidence that Bender intentionally compromised his performance in the Series as retribution for the poor treatment he suffered. Money Pitcher is not just another baseball book. It is a book about social justice and Native Americans&’ tragic pursuit of the white American Dream at the expense of their own identity. Having arrived in the major leagues only thirteen years after the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, Bender experienced the disastrous effects of governmental assimilation policies designed to quash indigenous Indian culture. Yet his remarkable athleticism and dignified behavior disproved popular notions of Native American inferiority and opened the door to the majors for more than 120 Indians who played baseball during the first half of the twentieth century.
The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia
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Author : David Finoli
language : en
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2003
The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia written by David Finoli and has been published by Sports Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Baseball categories.
Pitched Battle
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Author : John Klima
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Pitched Battle written by John Klima and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Pitching duels are the essence of baseball competition--they require great measures of patience and fundamentals, and take the best one pitcher has to offer and give him a loss he does not deserve. They do not happen often, but when two good pitchers alternately take the mound and remove the game from the batters hands, spectators are on the edges of their seats. Those rare games and pitchers get all the attention in this work, as the author provides commentary on the greatest pitching duels of all time. It covers 35 of them, beginning with that of May 5, 1904, between Rube Waddell and Cy Young and ending with the May 28, 2000, opposition of Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens. Other highlighted games include those pitting Christy Matthewson against Chief Bender, Sherry Smith against Babe Ruth, Bill Wright against Satchel Paige, Warren Spahn against Juan Marichal, Bob Gibson against Don Drysdale, Steve Carlton against Phil Niekro, and Greg Maddux against Pedro Martinez, just to name a few.