A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field.
A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rick Huhn, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is also the author of The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball's Forgotten Great. He lives in Westerville, Ohio.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Family Ties 2. Columbia's Finest 3. Summer Job 4. Meeting Mr. Mack 5. A Baseball Education 6. Yannigan No More 7. Signature Season 8. $100,000 Infield 9. Keystone King 10. Switching Sides 11. War Clubs 12. Sour Series 13. Clean Sox 14. Trials and Tribulations 15. Trade Talk 16. Leader at Last 17. Hot Seat 18. A's Redux 19. On the Line 20. Junior Executive 21. Building Blocks 22. Missed Opportunities 23. Parting Shots Appendix One: Transcript of Eddie Collins' Statement to Leslie N. O'Connor, Chicago, February 19, 1921 Appendix Two: Eddie Collins' Career Statistics (as Player and Manager)
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Family Ties 2. Columbia's Finest 3. Summer Job 4. Meeting Mr. Mack 5. A Baseball Education 6. Yannigan No More 7. Signature Season 8. $100,000 Infield 9. Keystone King 10. Switching Sides 11. War Clubs 12. Sour Series 13. Clean Sox 14. Trials and Tribulations 15. Trade Talk 16. Leader at Last 17. Hot Seat 18. A's Redux 19. On the Line 20. Junior Executive 21. Building Blocks 22. Missed Opportunities 23. Parting Shots Appendix One: Transcript of Eddie Collins' Statement to Leslie N. O'Connor, Chicago, February 19, 1921 Appendix Two: Eddie Collins' Career Statistics (as Player and Manager)
Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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