Characters from the Diamond - Waldo, Ronald T
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This book brings to life the many odd, eccentric, and bizarre characters of baseball from the 1800s through the Deadball Era. While many stories are about the game's greats such as John McGraw, Frank Chance, and Rube Waddell, the exploits of little-known players like J.A. Brown, Sleepy Bill Burns, and Jack Hendricks are covered as well.

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This book brings to life the many odd, eccentric, and bizarre characters of baseball from the 1800s through the Deadball Era. While many stories are about the game's greats such as John McGraw, Frank Chance, and Rube Waddell, the exploits of little-known players like J.A. Brown, Sleepy Bill Burns, and Jack Hendricks are covered as well.
Autorenporträt
Ronald T. Waldo has written six books on baseball history, including Fred Clarke: A Biography of the Baseball Hall of Fame Player-Manager (2010), The Battling Bucs of 1925: How the Pittsburgh Pirates Pulled Off the Greatest Comeback in World Series History (2011), Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler: A Baseball Biography (2012), Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin': The Story of How the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Blew the National League Pennant (2013), The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates: Treachery and Triumph (2015), and Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates: Scenes from a Golden Era (2015).