Ronald T. Waldo

Honus Wagner and His Pittsburgh Pirates

Scenes from a Golden Era

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Produktbeschreibung

Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917. Widely considered the greatest shortstop in baseball history, Wagner won eight National League batting titles and helped win the pennant four times for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. This book assembles the many stories about Wagner that circulated among his teammates, opposing players, writers and fans--reminiscences that define both his career and his life as a citizen in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496679
• ISBN-10: 0786496673
• Artikelnr.: 41248773

Autorenporträt

Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1.
From Carnegie to Pittsburgh, by Way of Louisville 2.
Bilson Jack, a Louisville Hearse Ride and Wagner's Early Days in Baseball 3.
Rough-and-Tumble Fred Clarke 4.
Trains, Dining Cars, Theaters and the Stage 5.
The Game of Baseball as Seen Through Wagner's Eyes 6.
Ham Hyatt's Slugging Prowess, a Battle with Turkey Mike and Jimmy Viox's Mad Dash 7.
Tommy Leach, Truck Eagan, Bill McKechnie and Other Teammates 8.
Adversaries from the Cubs, Giants and Fellow National League Clubs 9.
Baseball's Greatest Player Enjoying Life's Simple Pleasures 10.
Encounters with the American Worker, an Angry Rabbit and Austrian Royalty 11.
"First in the Hearts of Baseball Fans" Appendix: Career Statistics Chapter Notes Bibliography Index