The Call to the Hall

When Baseball's Highest Honor Came to 31 Legends of the Sport

Kevin Warneke, David C. Ogden (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

236 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6408-8 (ISBN)

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Interviewing Hall of Famers and studying them individually and as a group brings the realization that the National Baseball Hall of Fame is not just a repository of player biographies and artifacts. It is also a repository for the generations of families who supported and nurtured those who became Hall of Famers and who helped them realize their dreams.

The names on the cast-bronze plaques hanging in the National Baseball Hall of Fame embody the history and drama of the sport--they are the royalty of baseball. Yet many inductees believed their entry into the Hall was anything but guaranteed, and even some who waited by the phone for the fateful "call to the Hall" were stunned to hear the news. Reactions to the call varied from stoicism to overwhelming emotion, but for most of the 31 inductees interviewed in this book, it was a moment of reflection and gratitude. In other cases, the call came years too late and family members received the posthumous honor.

Kevin Warneke has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, magazine editor, public relations executive, CEO of a nonprofit organization and fundraiser. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. David C. Ogden, a retired professor from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has published extensively about the relationship between African-Americans and baseball. He lives in Pacific Junction, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletev

Foreword by Marty Appel

Introduction

Part I. Behind the Call

A Baseball

The First Call to the Hall

Behind the Vote

On the Line

Part II. Answering the Call

Craig Biggio

George Brett

Orlando Cepeda

Nestor Chylak, Jr.

Roberto Clemente

Bobby Cox

Andre Dawson

Leon Day

Tom Gage

Pat Gillick

Joe Gordon

Goose Gossage

Paul Hagen

Doug Harvey

Whitey Herzog

Ferguson Jenkins

James “Biz” Mackey

Effa Manley

Juan Marichal

Denny Matthews

Tim McCarver

Hank O’Day

Tony Perez

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Brooks Robinson

Jacob Ruppert, Jr.

Ryne Sandberg

Ron Santo

Ozzie Smith

John Smoltz

James “Deacon” White

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.02.2018
Zusatzinfo	37 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-6408-0 / 1476664080
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6408-8 / 9781476664088
Zustand	Neuware