Baseball Players of the 1950s

A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers

von Rich Marazzi, Len Fiorito

456 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The playing and post-playing careers of all 1,560 players who appeared in a major league box score between 1950 and 1959--the "golden age," many say--are profiled in this exhaustive work. From Aaron to Zuverink: this treasure-trove of anecdotes, many gathered from personal interviews, is full of historical facts, controversy, and trivia. Readers will be reminded, that Milwaukee Braves pitcher Humberto Robinson was asked by a gambler to fix a game against the Phillies (he refused), Joe Adcock chased Giants pitcher Ruben Gomez around the field with a bat, Bob Turley reached the top of the corporate ladder after his playing days, Casey Wise became an orthodontist, Bobby Brown became a heart surgeon and president of the AL, and that Chuck Conners became an actor. All of this and much more can be found here.

• Reihe: McFarland
• ISBN: 9780786446889
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2009
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.