Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize grew up in a broken home in the mountains of northeast Georgia. Jerry Grillo writes of Mize’s fifteen Major League seasons with the Cardinals, New York Giants, and Yankees—with whom he won five World Series titles—and the twenty-eight years he spent waiting for his call from the Hall of Fame.
Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize grew up in a broken home in the mountains of northeast Georgia. Jerry Grillo writes of Mize’s fifteen Major League seasons with the Cardinals, New York Giants, and Yankees—with whom he won five World Series titles—and the twenty-eight years he spent waiting for his call from the Hall of Fame.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jerry Grillo is a longtime journalist and author of The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically True Biography. His work has appeared in Georgia Trend, Atlanta Magazine, Paste Magazine, Newsday, and jambands.com, among other publications.
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Preface: Finding Johnny Mize Prologue: Crossing the River 1. Hills of Habersham 2. High Drama in the Low Minors 3. Scenic Route in the Bushes 4. Beisból with El Maestro 5. Can Mize Field This Year? 6. The Temporary Red 7. All the Way Back 8. Cardinals Rookie 9. Johnny and Jene 10. Rule of Three 11. Best Hitter in the National League 12. The Temperament of Genius 13. Goodbye, St. Louis 14. Land of the Giants 15. War Clubs 16. Agony of Defeat 17. Chasing the Babe 18. Chasing Kiner 19. Big Cat Earns His Pinstripes 20. Minor Setback, Major Recovery 21. Sitting in Casey’s Lap 22. How to Hit 23. Out to Pasture 24. Going Home Epilogue: Extra Innings Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Preface: Finding Johnny Mize Prologue: Crossing the River 1. Hills of Habersham 2. High Drama in the Low Minors 3. Scenic Route in the Bushes 4. Beisból with El Maestro 5. Can Mize Field This Year? 6. The Temporary Red 7. All the Way Back 8. Cardinals Rookie 9. Johnny and Jene 10. Rule of Three 11. Best Hitter in the National League 12. The Temperament of Genius 13. Goodbye, St. Louis 14. Land of the Giants 15. War Clubs 16. Agony of Defeat 17. Chasing the Babe 18. Chasing Kiner 19. Big Cat Earns His Pinstripes 20. Minor Setback, Major Recovery 21. Sitting in Casey’s Lap 22. How to Hit 23. Out to Pasture 24. Going Home Epilogue: Extra Innings Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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