Eddie Collins

A Baseball Biography

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness. By the time his 25-year playing career had ended, he was a pivotal performer on five all-time great clubs, dominating his position like no one before (or since), and earning a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to Cooperstown.Also covered in detail is his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, a team he served variously as part owner, vice-president and general manager until 1951, when after 45 years in major league baseball a stroke ended his career and, weeks later, his life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-01-28
Mått:178 x 254 x 19 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786432875

Utforska kategorier

Bollsport inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Biografi: sport inom Biografier
Sportbiografier inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Rick Huhn, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is also the author of The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball’s Forgotten Great. He lives in Westerville, Ohio.

Recensioner i media

“most compelling...definitive”—Sports Collectors Digest; “excellent and comprehensive biography”—SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter; “does a sound job with Collins’s career”—Nine; “thorough...the definitive biography of this all-time great”—Along the Elephant Trail; “excellent and comprehensive”—Author Gene Carney.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Family Ties 2. Columbia’s Finest 3. Summer Job 4. Meeting Mr. Mack 5. A Baseball Education 6. Yannigan No More 7. Signature Season 8. $100,000 Infield 9. Keystone King 10. Switching Sides 11. War Clubs 12. Sour Series 13. Clean Sox 14. Trials and Tribulations 15. Trade Talk 16. Leader at Last 17. Hot Seat 18. A’s Redux 19. On the Line 20. Junior Executive 21. Building Blocks 22. Missed Opportunities 23. Parting Shots Appendix One: Transcript of Eddie Collins’ Statement to Leslie N. O’Connor, Chicago, February 19, 1921 Appendix Two: Eddie Collins’ Career Statistics (as Player and Manager) Chapter Notes Bibliography Index