They Played the Game
Memories from 47 Major Leaguers
Published on 1. April 2019
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4962-0550-6 (ISBN)
Description
Noted baseball historian Norman L. Macht brings together a wide-ranging collection of baseball voices from the Deadball Era through the 1970s, including nine Hall of Famers, who take the reader onto the field, into the dugouts and clubhouses, and inside the minds of both players and managers. These engaging, wide-ranging oral histories bring surprising revelations-both highlights and lowlights-about their careers, as they revisit their personal mental scrapbooks of the days when they played the game.
Not all of baseball's best stories are told by its biggest stars, especially when the stories are about those stars. Many of the storytellers you'll meet in They Played the Game are unknown to today's fans: the Red Sox's Charlie Wagner talks about what it was like to be Ted Williams's roommate in Williams's rookie year; the Dodgers' John Roseboro recounts his strategy when catching for Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax; former Yankee Mark Koenig recalls batting ahead of Babe Ruth in the lineup, and sometimes staying out too late with him; John Francis Daley talks about batting against Walter Johnson; Carmen Hill describes pitching against Babe Ruth in the 1927 World Series.
Not all of baseball's best stories are told by its biggest stars, especially when the stories are about those stars. Many of the storytellers you'll meet in They Played the Game are unknown to today's fans: the Red Sox's Charlie Wagner talks about what it was like to be Ted Williams's roommate in Williams's rookie year; the Dodgers' John Roseboro recounts his strategy when catching for Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax; former Yankee Mark Koenig recalls batting ahead of Babe Ruth in the lineup, and sometimes staying out too late with him; John Francis Daley talks about batting against Walter Johnson; Carmen Hill describes pitching against Babe Ruth in the 1927 World Series.
Reviews / Votes
"[An] excellent oral history for fans with a taste for the game's past."-Wes Lukowsky, BooklistMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lincoln
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Index
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 251 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4962-0550-6 (9781496205506)
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Person
Norman L. Macht is the author of more than thirty books, including Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball (Nebraska, 2007); Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 (Nebraska, 2012); and The Grand Old Man of Baseball: Connie Mack in His Final Years, 1932-1956 (Nebraska, 2015); as well as numerous biographies for middle school readers including Cy Young, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig. For more information about the author visit NormanMacht.com.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Lineup
1. Joe Adcock, 1950-1966
2. Richie Ashburn, 1948-1962
3. Elden Auker, 1933-1942
4. Dick Bartell, 1927-1946
5. Ray Berres, 1934-1945
6. Bill Bruton, 1953-1964
7. Ralph ""Putsy"" Caballero, 1944-1952
8. Jimmy Cooney, 1917-1928
9. Johnny Cooney, 1921-1928
10. Tony Cuccinello, 1930-1945
11. John Francis Daley, 1912
12. Joe DeMaestri, 1951-1961
13. Woody English, 1927-1938
14. Ferris Fain, 1947-1955
15. William ""Dutch"" Fehring, 1934
16. Dave ""Boo"" Ferriss, 1945-1948
17. Harry Gumbert, 1935-1950
18. Harvey Haddix, 1952-1965
19. Carmen Hill, 1915-1930
20. Sid Hudson, 1940-1954
21. Travis Jackson, 1922-1936
22. George ""High Pockets"" Kelly, 1920-1930
23. Don Kessinger, 1964-1979
24. Mark Koenig, 1925-1936
25. Ted Lyons, 1923-1946
26. Mike Marshall, 1967-1981
27. Barney McCosky, 1939-1963
28. Gil McDougald, 1951-1960
29. Sam Mele, 1947-1956
30. Wilmer ""Vinegar Bend"" Mizell, 1952-1962
31. Rocky Nelson, 1949-1961
32. Hal Newhouser, 1940-1954
33. Bill Nicholson, 1936-1953
34. Mickey Owen, 1937-1954
35. Mel Parnell, 1947-1956
36. Claude Passeau, 1936-1947
37. George Pipgras, 1923-1934
38. Johnny Roseboro, 1957-1973
39. Hal W. Smith, 1955-1964
40. Billy Sullivan Jr., 1931-1947
41. Bobby Thomson, 1946-1960
42. Bob Turley, 1953-1963
43. Broadway Charlie Wagner, 1938-1946
44. Monte Weaver, 1931-1939
45. Ted Williams, 1939-1960
46. Gene Woodling, 1943-1962
47. Don Zimmer, 1954-1965
Index
Acknowledgments
The Lineup
1. Joe Adcock, 1950-1966
2. Richie Ashburn, 1948-1962
3. Elden Auker, 1933-1942
4. Dick Bartell, 1927-1946
5. Ray Berres, 1934-1945
6. Bill Bruton, 1953-1964
7. Ralph ""Putsy"" Caballero, 1944-1952
8. Jimmy Cooney, 1917-1928
9. Johnny Cooney, 1921-1928
10. Tony Cuccinello, 1930-1945
11. John Francis Daley, 1912
12. Joe DeMaestri, 1951-1961
13. Woody English, 1927-1938
14. Ferris Fain, 1947-1955
15. William ""Dutch"" Fehring, 1934
16. Dave ""Boo"" Ferriss, 1945-1948
17. Harry Gumbert, 1935-1950
18. Harvey Haddix, 1952-1965
19. Carmen Hill, 1915-1930
20. Sid Hudson, 1940-1954
21. Travis Jackson, 1922-1936
22. George ""High Pockets"" Kelly, 1920-1930
23. Don Kessinger, 1964-1979
24. Mark Koenig, 1925-1936
25. Ted Lyons, 1923-1946
26. Mike Marshall, 1967-1981
27. Barney McCosky, 1939-1963
28. Gil McDougald, 1951-1960
29. Sam Mele, 1947-1956
30. Wilmer ""Vinegar Bend"" Mizell, 1952-1962
31. Rocky Nelson, 1949-1961
32. Hal Newhouser, 1940-1954
33. Bill Nicholson, 1936-1953
34. Mickey Owen, 1937-1954
35. Mel Parnell, 1947-1956
36. Claude Passeau, 1936-1947
37. George Pipgras, 1923-1934
38. Johnny Roseboro, 1957-1973
39. Hal W. Smith, 1955-1964
40. Billy Sullivan Jr., 1931-1947
41. Bobby Thomson, 1946-1960
42. Bob Turley, 1953-1963
43. Broadway Charlie Wagner, 1938-1946
44. Monte Weaver, 1931-1939
45. Ted Williams, 1939-1960
46. Gene Woodling, 1943-1962
47. Don Zimmer, 1954-1965
Index