The late Lowell L. Blaisdell, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, taught history for more than 40 years before retirement. He lived in Texas.

“A solid piece of scholarship...fun to read...with a boyish energy and excitement, it covers an often overlooked hall of famer pitching in one of the most interesting eras and against some of the biggest legends in baseball history”—Nine.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Varieties of Farming      2. Pitching for “Little Napoleon”      3. Stardom Imminent      4. The Meeker Marvel      5. Meeker’s Celebrity      6. The World Series Wizard      7. The Hero at Home      8. Ups and Downs of Fame      9. Marking Time      10. Composition of a Mound Artist      11. Superlatives Recaptured      12. “Waiting for Lefty”      13. Arm Rebellion      14. Pitched Out, 1940–1943      15. Farming a Different Crop      16. “Remembrance of Things Past”      Appendix: Statistics      Chapter Notes      Chapter Sources (Annotated)      Bibliography      Index

The late Lowell L. Blaisdell, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, taught history for more than 40 years before retirement. He lived in Texas.

“A solid piece of scholarship...fun to read...with a boyish energy and excitement, it covers an often overlooked hall of famer pitching in one of the most interesting eras and against some of the biggest legends in baseball history”—Nine.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Varieties of Farming      2. Pitching for “Little Napoleon”      3. Stardom Imminent      4. The Meeker Marvel      5. Meeker’s Celebrity      6. The World Series Wizard      7. The Hero at Home      8. Ups and Downs of Fame      9. Marking Time      10. Composition of a Mound Artist      11. Superlatives Recaptured      12. “Waiting for Lefty”      13. Arm Rebellion      14. Pitched Out, 1940–1943      15. Farming a Different Crop      16. “Remembrance of Things Past”      Appendix: Statistics      Chapter Notes      Chapter Sources (Annotated)      Bibliography      Index