One of the greatest outfielders of his generation, Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler (1898-1950) was working as a roof assembler in an auto plant in Michigan when he seized an opportunity to realize his dream of playing major league baseball. After toiling in the minor leagues for more than three years, he took the National League by storm and became a legitimate star during his 1924 rookie season with Pittsburgh. Considered one of the fastest and smartest base runners of his era, Cuyler played for four National League pennant winners and participated in three World Series over his career, earning election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. This definitive biography chronicles Cuyler's life and career, including his dispute with Pirate manager Donie Bush and his subsequent trade to Chicago in 1928.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
29 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6885-0 (9780786468850)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
?1?*?Growing Up in Harrisville
?2?*?From Humble Beginnings in Bay City to Stardom with Nashville
?3?*?The Greatest Rookie Class in Baseball History
?4?*?The Flint Flash Becomes a World Series Hero
?5?*?Pennant Hopes Crushed by the ABC Affair
?6?*?Manager Donie Bush Banishes Cuyler to the Bench
?7?*?Joe McCarthy Steals Kiki Cuyler from Barney Dreyfuss
?8?*?A Comeback Season and World Series Appearance
?9?*?Hazen Cuyler Sets the Table for Hack Wilson
10?*?Rogers Hornsby, Violet Valli and Another Pennant
11?*?Babe Ruth's Called Shot and Cuyler's Last World Series Appearance
12?*?A Great Career in Chicago Comes to an End
13?*?The Dream of Becoming a Big League Manager
14?*?An Enduring Legacy and Baseball's Highest Honor
Appendix: Statistics
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
