Hebrew Hammer
A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman
Published on 4. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-1-4766-8131-3 (ISBN)
Description
This first biography of four-time all-star Al Rosen covers the career of perhaps the best player on the fabulous Cleveland Indians' teams of the 1950s. From 1951 to 1956, the Tribe won one American League pennant (1954) and finished second to New York the other five seasons. Rosen was selected as the League's Most Valuable Player in 1953, the last Indians player to be so honored. He led the League in home runs (43) and RBI (145). Washington's Mickey Vernon edged Rosen by a single percentage point (.337 to .336) for the league batting championship.
His play between the white lines was not the only place where Rosen left his mark on the game. He spent 14 seasons as a president or general manager for the New York Yankees (1978-1979), Houston Astros (1981-1985) and the San Francisco Giants (1986-1992). Under his guidance, those teams won two pennants and one world championship. Rosen is the only person in Major League Baseball history to win an MVP award as a player and to be recognized as Executive of the Year by The Sporting News (1987).
His play between the white lines was not the only place where Rosen left his mark on the game. He spent 14 seasons as a president or general manager for the New York Yankees (1978-1979), Houston Astros (1981-1985) and the San Francisco Giants (1986-1992). Under his guidance, those teams won two pennants and one world championship. Rosen is the only person in Major League Baseball history to win an MVP award as a player and to be recognized as Executive of the Year by The Sporting News (1987).
Reviews / Votes
"Rosen's life represents a vacant slot on the baseball bookshelf, and this work fills that void nicely."-William H. Johnson, author of Hal Trosky: A Baseball Life and Marion Motley: A Life in and Beyond Football "A satisfying examination of Al Rosen's career on and off the field, which often doesn't get much attention outside of his MVP season."-Jonathan Knight, author of Summer of Shadows: A Murder, a Pennant Race, and the Twilight of the Best Location in the Nation "A more comprehensive examination of the Cleveland slugger's career is unimaginable. Wancho, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, has put in a lot of work to chronicle Rosen's life from his childhood in South Carolina and Miami, where he suffered taunts from schoolmates because he was Jewish."-Akron Beacon Journal. "Detailed"-NY Sports DayMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
13 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
383 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-8131-3 (9781476681313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Joseph Wancho is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and has contributed articles to more than 35 books on the history of baseball. He lives in Brooklyn, Ohio.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One.?From Spartanburg to Miami
Two.?World War II and Three Cups of Joe
Three.?The Hebrew Hammer
Four.?It's Unanimous!
Five.?111-43 and a Fractured Finger
Six.?Decline and Retirement
Seven.?George, Billy, Lem and a World Championship
Eight.?The Houston Mediocres
Nine.?A Pennant by the Bay
Epilogue
Appendix
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One.?From Spartanburg to Miami
Two.?World War II and Three Cups of Joe
Three.?The Hebrew Hammer
Four.?It's Unanimous!
Five.?111-43 and a Fractured Finger
Six.?Decline and Retirement
Seven.?George, Billy, Lem and a World Championship
Eight.?The Houston Mediocres
Nine.?A Pennant by the Bay
Epilogue
Appendix
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index