Mitchell Conrad Stinson

Edd Roush

A Biography of the Cincinnati Reds Star

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Produktbeschreibung

This biography of Edd Roush, Indiana-born deadball batting king, centers on the events of the 1919 Black Sox World series but covers his life in full. Roush earned two National League batting titles and entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. The work contains interviews with Roush and photographs, many from the Roush family collection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780786444076
• ISBN-10: 078644407X
• Artikelnr.: 29026664

Autorenporträt

Mitchell Conrad Stinson is an award winning sports reporter in Evansville, Indiana.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Prologue     
1. Roughs in the Diamond     
2. Cow Teats and Horsehide     
3. The Kitty League     
4. Blossoming in Evansville     
5. Major League Audition     
6. Breaking the Chains     
7. Hoosier Hysteria     
8. Jersey Boys     
9. Edd Roush vs. John McGraw     
10. Signs of Greatness     
11. A Batting Battle and Wartime Baseball     
12. A Year to Remember     
13. The Real Tale of the Tape     
14. The 1919 World Series     
15. New Day Dawning     
16. Baseball on Trial     
17. The Swinging Twenties     
18. McGraw and Roush: A Marriage of Inconvenience     
19. Holding Out and Holding On     
20. An Active Depression     
21. The Long Way to Cooperstown     
22. Looks Good for His Age     
23. Last Call     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index