Brian E. Cooper

Red Faber

A Biography of the Hall of Fame Spitball Pitcher

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first full biography of Hall of Famer Urban "Red" Faber, who won a record three World Series games in 1917--until 2005, the last time the Chicago White Sox won it all. The winningest spitball pitcher in the American League and one of the oldest players ever to wear a major league uniform, Faber regularly challenged the game's top hitters. He experienced the heights of championship baseball until the Black Sox scandal decimated Charles Comiskey's team and relegated Faber to stardom on second-division White Sox clubs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 459g
• ISBN-13: 9780786427215
• ISBN-10: 0786427213
• Artikelnr.: 22416061

Autorenporträt

Brian E. Cooper is the executive editor and editorial board chairman of the Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa). His 2007 biography of Red Faber was a finalist for the Larry Ritter Award. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he lives in Dubuque.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
1. Modest Hero     
2. The Boy from Cascade     
3. Hometown Professional     
4. One Season, Three Teams     
5. The Spitball     
6. Des Moines     
7. World Tourist     
8. White Sox Rookie     
9. Sophomore Sensation     
10. "Feared by Every Batsman"     
11. American League Champs     
12. World Series Hero     
13. The Lost Season     
14. Black Sox     
15. A Team Divided     
16. A Pitching Stä Named "Red"     
17. Best in the American League (Again)      
18. "A Puzzle"     
19. Cellar Dwellers     
20. "Old" No More     
21. "Simply Too Much Red"     
22. "Not the Same Faber"     
23. "Youth Must Be Served?"     
24. "A Good and Deserving Fellow"     
25. In the Doghouse     
26. "Faber Luck"     
27. Two Wins     
28. "A Stout-Hearted Old Warrior"     
29. Parting      
30. Odd Jobs     
31. Cooperstown at Last     
32. Twilight and Sunset     
Appendix A: Statistics     
Appendix B: Milestones     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index