Eddie Plank won 326 games and has the most complete games and shutouts by a left-handed pitcher in Major League history. But how much do we know about the hurler best known as "Gettysburg Eddie" in his playing days? And what of him that we do know is factual?
This biography of Plank sorts out the truth and the myths--and everything in between--as he made his way from a college team in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, all the way to the Hall of Fame, 20 years after his death. Along the way, readers will discover what made Plank so great, the secrets behind his famous crossfire delivery, and more.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
39 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8454-3 (9781476684543)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dave Heller has written and reported on sports for more than 30 years for a myriad of national newspapers, magazine and websites. He has published four previous books on sports history. He lives in Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
?1.?Baseball Beginnings
?2.?From College (Sort of) Straight to the Pros
?3.?Quickly Making a Name for Himself
?4.?A Champion
?5.?The Crossfire
?6.?The Workhorse
?7.?Hitting 300 One Final Time
?8.?The Gettysburg Guide
?9.?A Death in the Family
10.?California, Cuba and Everywhere in Between
11.?Catching Ire
12.?36 and Stronger Than Ever
13.?Slowing Down
14.?The Pinnacle and the Mathewson Myth
15.?Holding Out and Helping Out
16.?Making a Federal Case
17.?One Year with the Feds
18.?Meet Me in St. Louis (Again)
19.?A Disappearing Act
20.?Industrial Work
21.?End of the Line
22.?Legacy
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
