"Swish" Nicholson

A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This is the first biography of Bill "Swish" Nicholson, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era. Only days out of college in 1936, Nicholson went straight to the majors, putting in a brief appearance for Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's before he was optioned to the minors. His contract eventually purchased by the Cubs, Nicholson spent 10 years on the North Side of Chicago, where he would claim National League home run and RBI titles twice, earn spots on five National League All-Star teams, and play a pivotal role on the pennant-winning club of 1945. After Nicholson was traded to the Phillies, amid the dissenting cries of Cubs fans, he helped the 1950 Whiz Kids to the National League title with two dramatic pinch-hit home runs.This balanced, carefully researched biography covers Nicholson's life early and late, thoroughly describes his legendary feats of slugging, and gauges his accomplishments in light of the era in which played.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-11-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786432745

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Mer om författaren

Robert A. Greenberg is a 1974 graduate of Washington College, Nicholson’s alma mater, and a member of SABR. A Circuit Court judge in Montgomery County, Maryland, he is married and has three children.

Recensioner i media

“thorough”—Sports Collectors Digest.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. On Fancy Farm 2. Three Sport Man 3. Return from Annapolis 4. Mr. Mack and the A’s 5. Life in the Bushes 6. Back to the Big Leagues 7. Catalina to Chicago 8. The Last Prewar Season 9. Baseball, As Usual 10. Coming Into His Own 11. “Swish” and His Fans 12. The Supreme Compliment 13. The Year of the Billy Goat Curse 14. Benched 15. The Cubs in Decline 16. Farewell to the Windy City 17. The City of Brotherly Love 18. The Whiz Kids 19. The Giants Win the Pennant 20. Shakeup on the Phillies 21. Is There Life After Baseball? Epilogue Appendix—Bill Nicholson’s Regular Season Career Statistics and World Series Record Chapter Notes Bibliography Index