Considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Ty Cobb cast a shadow over the game with his violent behavior on the field and off. His shadow was never darker than when it fell on his teammates. Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann and Heinie Manush were three of the greatest players in baseball history, good enough to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Each played in the Detroit outfield alongside Cobb, though their fame never reached the level of his. Little is remembered about this trio of Hall of Famers. Crawford, the all-time triples leader, Heilmann, the last right-handed…mehr
Considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Ty Cobb cast a shadow over the game with his violent behavior on the field and off. His shadow was never darker than when it fell on his teammates. Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann and Heinie Manush were three of the greatest players in baseball history, good enough to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Each played in the Detroit outfield alongside Cobb, though their fame never reached the level of his. Little is remembered about this trio of Hall of Famers. Crawford, the all-time triples leader, Heilmann, the last right-handed batter to hit .400, and Manush, another batting champion, each made his own mark on the game, detailed for the first time in this triple biography.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dan D'Addona is an award-winning journalist from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Sports Editor of The Holland Sentinel in Holland, Michigan. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), his work has appeared in the SABR Research Journal, the Ann Arbor News, the Detroit News, the Chicago Tribune and USA Today.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix Preface Part I: Sam Crawford 1. Wahoo 2. Both Big Leagues 3. Ain't He a Peach 4. Birth of an American League Dynasty 5. Another Pennant, Another Disappointment 6. Another Empty Pennant 7. Aftermath of a Dynasty 8. Michigan and Trumbull 9. Return to the Race 10. Mr. Almost 3,000 11. Forgotten Legacy: Sam Crawford Appendix-Crawford's Record 26 Triples in 1914 Part II: Harry Heilmann 12. Boy from the Bay 13. The Big Leagues 14. Return from the War 15. Batting Champion 16. .400 17. Return to the Crown 18. Slug's Surge 19. The Beginning of the End 20. To the Booth 21. Forgotten Legacy: Harry Heilmann Part III: Heinie Manush 22. Tuscumbia 23. Major League Debut 24. Another Batting Champion 25. The St. Louis Years 26. Finally a Contender 27. 1933: The Pennant 28. Bouncing Around Till the End 29. Forgotten Legacy: Heinie Manush Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix Preface Part I: Sam Crawford 1. Wahoo 2. Both Big Leagues 3. Ain't He a Peach 4. Birth of an American League Dynasty 5. Another Pennant, Another Disappointment 6. Another Empty Pennant 7. Aftermath of a Dynasty 8. Michigan and Trumbull 9. Return to the Race 10. Mr. Almost 3,000 11. Forgotten Legacy: Sam Crawford Appendix-Crawford's Record 26 Triples in 1914 Part II: Harry Heilmann 12. Boy from the Bay 13. The Big Leagues 14. Return from the War 15. Batting Champion 16. .400 17. Return to the Crown 18. Slug's Surge 19. The Beginning of the End 20. To the Booth 21. Forgotten Legacy: Harry Heilmann Part III: Heinie Manush 22. Tuscumbia 23. Major League Debut 24. Another Batting Champion 25. The St. Louis Years 26. Finally a Contender 27. 1933: The Pennant 28. Bouncing Around Till the End 29. Forgotten Legacy: Heinie Manush Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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