Chris Haft

A Giant Among Giants

The Baseball Life of Willie McCovey

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Produktbeschreibung

The biography of Willie McCovey, one of the most feared hitters in baseball, who played most of his career for the San Francisco Giants, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1986, and remains one of the team’s most beloved players.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781496236241
• ISBN-10: 1496236246
• Artikelnr.: 70017656

Autorenporträt

Chris Haft has spent nearly thirty years covering Major League Baseball, including fourteen seasons on the Giants beat: 2005–6 with the San Jose Mercury News and 2007–18 for MLB.com. He is the author of If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the San Francisco Giants Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box, among other books.  

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Instant Success
Chapter 2: Man from Mobile
Chapter 3: Starting to Struggle
Chapter 4: Learning Lessons
Chapter 5: "The Day I Hit the Line Drive"
Chapter 6: Domination of Don
Chapter 7: The Peak Years
Chapter 8: Eclipsing a Legend
Chapter 9: Mr. MVP
Chapter 10: Edging Toward an Exit
Chapter 11: San Diego Hiatus
Chapter 12: Triumphant Return
Chapter 13: A Hero Departs
Chapter 14: A Cherished Honor
Chapter 15: Bound for Cooperstown
Chapter 16: The Cove
Chapter 17: Bay Area Symbol
Chapter 18: Double Trouble at First Base
Chapter 19: Playing in Pain Part of the Game
Chapter 20: Quiet? Yes. Shy? Not Really
Chapter 21: Friends and Family
Chapter 22: The Final Year
Acknowledgements
Appendix
Notes on Sources