Baseball's Funnymen
Twenty-Four Jokers, Screwballs, Pranksters and Storytellers
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2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6358-6 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6358-6 (ISBN)
Tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud. The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed “Clown Prince of Baseball”.
From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball."
From Nick Altrock to Casey Stengel, Dizzy Dean to Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck to Bob Uecker, baseball has always admired the clever. This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud (or shake their heads in disbelief). The author recounts tales both famous and little known that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were officially dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball."
Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Nick Altrock
2. Al Schacht
3. Waite Hoyt
4. Babe Herman
5. Rabbit Maranville
6. Dizzy Dean
7. Satchel Paige
8. Max Patkin
9. Casey Stengel
10. Joe Engel
11. Yogi Berra
12. Joe Garagiola
13. Lefty Gomez
14. Bill Veeck
15. Jim Bouton
16. Bo Belinsky
17. Tug McGraw
18. Harry Caray
19. Ron Luciano
20. Jay Johnstone
21. Bill Lee
22. Steve Lyons
23. Ozzie Guillen
24. Bob Uecker
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.02.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6358-0 / 1476663580 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6358-6 / 9781476663586 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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