Ernie Banks was the first African American to play for the Cubs, and he quickly became one of the best players in baseball. His brilliance on the field made him a Hall of Famer, but it was his boundless optimism that made him an icon. This book presents for the first time a complete portrait of the ballplayer, the public persona, and the man.
Ernie Banks was the first African American to play for the Cubs, and he quickly became one of the best players in baseball. His brilliance on the field made him a Hall of Famer, but it was his boundless optimism that made him an icon. This book presents for the first time a complete portrait of the ballplayer, the public persona, and the man.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Doug Wilson is a former college baseball player and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He is the author of Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds (2010), The Bird: The Life and Legacy of MarkFidrych (2013), Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson (2014), and Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk (2015). His books have been finalists for the Casey Award and SABR's Seymour Medal as the best baseball books of the year and The Bird was selected by the Library of Michigan as a Michigan Notable book for 2014.Wilson lives in Columbus, Indiana.
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Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter One: Dallas Chapter Two: Baseball Chapter Three: Kansas City Monarchs Chapter Four: Chicago Chapter Five: Bingo Bango Chapter Six: Most Valuable Player Chapter Seven: Becoming Mr. Cub Chapter Eight: The Old College Effort Chapter Nine: Windmills Chapter Ten: Leo Ferocious Chapter Eleven: RESPECT Chapter Twelve: That Summer of '69 Chapter Thirteen: Immortal Chapter Fourteen: Living as Mr. Cub Epilogue Appendix: Ernie Banks' Career Statistics Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter One: Dallas Chapter Two: Baseball Chapter Three: Kansas City Monarchs Chapter Four: Chicago Chapter Five: Bingo Bango Chapter Six: Most Valuable Player Chapter Seven: Becoming Mr. Cub Chapter Eight: The Old College Effort Chapter Nine: Windmills Chapter Ten: Leo Ferocious Chapter Eleven: RESPECT Chapter Twelve: That Summer of '69 Chapter Thirteen: Immortal Chapter Fourteen: Living as Mr. Cub Epilogue Appendix: Ernie Banks' Career Statistics Bibliography Index About the Author
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