Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships, before becoming just another ballplayer. While his achievements demonstrated greatness, he was not an easy man to like--for those competing against him or with him--and he seemed to play to the level of team expectation. Contemporary accounts and other recollections give us a sense of Al Simmons the person and the ballplayer, his connections to people, his teams and his ability to capture the fans' imagination in his halcyon days.
Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships, before becoming just another ballplayer. While his achievements demonstrated greatness, he was not an easy man to like--for those competing against him or with him--and he seemed to play to the level of team expectation. Contemporary accounts and other recollections give us a sense of Al Simmons the person and the ballplayer, his connections to people, his teams and his ability to capture the fans' imagination in his halcyon days.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Clifton Blue Parker is a magazine editor at the University of California, Davis, and a former newspaper journalist and Congressional press secretary. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), he lives in Davis, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Swaggering Shooting Star 1. Sultan of the Milwaukee Sandlots 2. Bucketfoot Swings and a New Name 3. Milwaukee's Best 4. Athletic Ambitions 5. Sophomore Breakout 6. "Best Centerfielder" 7. Ty Cobb and Long Flannel Sleeves 8. Nurturing the Nucleus 9. Building a Dynasty 10. Hard Times and World Champions Again 11. "No Reason to Be Friendly" 12. Woe to White Elephants 13. New Socks for the Sox 14. Changes in Chicago 15. Tail of the Tiger 16. Mr. Simmons Leaves Washington 17. Chasing Three Thousand 18. Twilight Times 19. Coaching the A's and Indians 20. Cooperstown Comes Calling 21. Analyzing Al Simmons Appendix: Al Simmons Statistics Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Swaggering Shooting Star 1. Sultan of the Milwaukee Sandlots 2. Bucketfoot Swings and a New Name 3. Milwaukee's Best 4. Athletic Ambitions 5. Sophomore Breakout 6. "Best Centerfielder" 7. Ty Cobb and Long Flannel Sleeves 8. Nurturing the Nucleus 9. Building a Dynasty 10. Hard Times and World Champions Again 11. "No Reason to Be Friendly" 12. Woe to White Elephants 13. New Socks for the Sox 14. Changes in Chicago 15. Tail of the Tiger 16. Mr. Simmons Leaves Washington 17. Chasing Three Thousand 18. Twilight Times 19. Coaching the A's and Indians 20. Cooperstown Comes Calling 21. Analyzing Al Simmons Appendix: Al Simmons Statistics Notes Bibliography Index
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