Sean Peter Kirst

The Ashes of Lou Gehrig and Other Baseball Essays

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The parents and widow of Lou Gehrig were so concerned about the potential desecration of his grave that they considered moving his ashes to the Hall of Fame. Officials embraced the idea of creating a mausoleum for baseball greats, but the idea was killed by Gehrigs wifewhose cryptic remarks leave us wondering to this day about the disposition of his remains. Kirsts essay on Gehrigs ashes and numerous other essays are put together from dozens of personal interviews with baseball characters. Babe Dahlgren claims he was blacklisted for rumors of marijuana use; Babe Ruth sends a note to a child stricken with polioa note nearly lost when the family moved, and the first physical confirmation obtained by the Hall of Fame of the sluggers legendary kindness to children; a black cat is brought to the ballpark as a gesture of contempt when Jackie Robinson plays against Syracuse, a team he felt treated him as badly as any in the International League. The collection contains new information about the father of baseball card collecting, about a bat company whose accomplishments were lost in baseball lore, and about the murder trial of the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Beautifully written, filled with fresh facts and revelations, these essays will appeal.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780786415786
• ISBN-10: 0786415789
• Artikelnr.: 21141174

Autorenporträt

Sean Peter Kirst, a columnist and sportswriter, lives in Syracuse, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Harold Holzer      xiii Preface      Prologue      I. AMONG THE IMMORTALS 1. The Ashes of Lou Gehrig 9
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95      2. Ty Cobb's Violent Legacy 4
14
95      3. The Memory That Ruth Built 2
8
95      4. Babe Was a Smash in Syracuse 9
7
98      5. A Baseball History Lesson 5
7
92      6. Former Chief, 79, Waits for Justice 4
21
92      7. Baseball Makes Immortal a Man, a Romance, an Era 7
28
94      8. World Series Finally Rings True for Buckner 5
13
93      9. Baseball History Lofts a Line at a Regular Guy 6
28
94      10. Bouton's Book Told Sad Tale of Mantle 4
18
94      11. Now, More Than Ever, a Hero 6
12
95      12. Fanfare for an Uncommon Man 1
4
97      13. The Next Pitch Will Have to Wait 8
14
95      14. A Mantle Memory: Against All Odds 8
15
95      15. Sal Maglie Lies Isolated from the World, But Not Alone 11
26
95      16. Finding Peace in Images of War 6
5
95      17. Old Syracuse Buddies Remember Luciano 1
20
95      18. Chiefs Fan Grins, Bears Pain 8
18
94      II. BLACK 19. The Worst of Being First 2
1
96      20. Syracuse Faces an Ugly Legacy from the Robinson Era 4
21
97      21. The Fight Continues, But Some Players Stay in the Dugout 12
15
92      22. The Trials of Fleet Walker 2
28
94      23. Tested in Triple-A, Campanella Stood Tall 7
3
93      24. Imagine Life as a Cartoon's Descendant 7
10
93      25. Dropping "Chiefs" Would Heal Old Sore 6
3
96      26. Baseball Settles a Deep Debt 8
13
91      27. Clear Voices from the Past 8
1
94      28. Baseball Celebrates; Something's Missing 7
29
95      29. No Barrier on the Basepaths 7
18
95      30. Team Leader Accepts No Excuses 7
4
95      III. VANISHED FROM THE GAME 31. A One-of-a-Kind Collector Gets His Due 6
30
93      32. Scooter's Memories on Display at the Met 6
30
93      33. Decades Later, a Friendship has been Chiseled in Stone 11
24
97      34. Patches of the Past 7
9
96      35. After 27 Summers, Suddenly It Will Become Fall 2
17
93      36. Cut from a Family Tree 10
25
95      37. Joe Kren Does One Last Job for His Dad 6
16
2000      38. Hobart Takes a Designated Hit 5
8
95      39. Night Series Steals from Young 10
25
2000      40. Take Me Out of Prime Time 11
3
2001      IV. ONE OLD BALLPARK 41. An Era Comes to an End at Big Mac 12
18
91      42. Bloody Day Echoes in Beanball Wars 2
28
94      43. Bailes Takes the Final Ride 6
3
93      44. "Coroner" Captures Big Mac 8
19
96      45. Rochester's Stadium Passing into Memory 8
15
96      46. Youngsters Have a Ball by Homer Heaven 4
13
94      47. Staring at the Barrel of a Smoking Gun 8
13
93      48. "Mr. Everything" Has Nothing Nice to Say About Big Mac 4
8
92      49. Feisty Center Fielder Sparked Great Team 4
8
94      50. Phantom at Plate Awaits Call Up 10
31
94      51. From Ashes to Ashes 7
30
94      52. Simone Sees His Dream 7
10
95      53. Creaky Old Ball Park Worthy of Our Affection 9
2
96      V. THE YEAR WITH NO OCTOBER 54. They're Not Having a Ball in the Hall 10
13
94      55. Strike Puts Hearts on Hold 8
12
94      56. There's a Place in History for Scabs 2
20
95      57. Baseball Strike? It Works for Us 9
6
94      58. The Kid Likes a Good Fight 9
7
94      59. Baseball's Enduring Grip 4
13
95      VI. THEIR OWN KIND OF VALHALLA 60. If Walls Could Talk, You'd Hear His Name 4
3
97      61. Day Off Rates an A-Plus 4
9
99      62. A Pocket of Frustration: Foreigners in Our Mitts 12
18
91      63. Challenger Stars Light Up P&C Stadium 8
5
98      64. End of the Innocence Is in the Cards 5
28
92      65. The Bear Beats the Odds 5
19
93      66. Auburn's Foul Balls Land in Forbidden Territory 4
26
95      67. Cianfrocco Dreams Up a Fall Classic 10
2
96      68. Big Man of the Little League 8
24
96      69. Mother's Voice Guides Player 5
13
95      70. A Runner Who Can't Get Home 10
8
2000      71. A Player, a Coach, a Lover of the Game 6
4
94      72. His Latest Case Hits Close to Home 12
1
97      73. Johnny Does It All 11
1
97      74. A Glove a Boy Will Love May 2001      75. Ball Field Heroes Pay Respects to the Real Thing 10
19
2001      Epilogue      Index