Beyond the Ballpark (eBook)

The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends

John A. Wood (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
408 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-5867-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Although most baseball fans are familiar with the on-the-field accomplishments of Hall of Famers, few are as knowledgeable regarding who the players were beyond the ballpark. This book probes into the personal lives of fifty members of the Hall of Fame, examining their childhoods, families, influences, impactful life-changing events, and more.

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Most baseball fans know of the amazing accomplishments Hall of Fame members achieved on the field, from Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak to Cy Young's 511 career wins. But few are as familiar with the ballplayers' lives away from the diamond-especially those icons who played before the Internet and 24/7 media coverage. Beyond their baseball statistics, what kind of individuals were they? How did they conduct themselves out of the spotlight? What made them tick? In Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends, John A. Woodlooks at the personal lives of fifty members of the Hall of Fame, examining their childhoods, families, influences, life-changing events, defining moments, and more. The players range from the really good guys to bizarre characters and even the downright immoral. The author considers how tragedies may have impacted players, such as the shooting of Ty Cobb's beloved father by his own mother, and seeks to explain the dispositions of others, such as why the great Rogers Hornsby couldn't seem to get along with anybody. By taking a closer look at who the players were as men, Beyond the Ballpark captures the essence of these fifty Hall of Famers. Including such names as Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, and Babe Ruth, this book is for all fans who are interested in more than just a ballplayer's statistics.

Autor

John A. Wood is professor emeritus of religion at Baylor University. He is the author of Perspectives on War in the Bible (1998) and The Panthers and the Militias: Brothers under the Skin? (2002). Wood is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Inhalt

PrologueAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Good GuysChapter 1: Wilbert Robinson 1863–1934Chapter 2: Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy 1862–1956Chapter 3: Denton True Young 1867–1955Chapter 4: Napoleon Lajoie 1874–1959Chapter 5: John Peter Wagner 1874–1955Chapter 6: Joseph Jerome McGinnity 1871–1929Chapter 7: Christopher Mathewson 1880–1925Chapter 8: Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown 1876–1948Chapter 9: Charles Albert Bender 1884–1954Chapter 10: Walter Johnson 1887–1946Chapter 11: John Franklin Baker 1886–1963Chapter 12: Charles Arthur Vance 1891–1961Chapter 13: George Harold Sisler 1893–1973Chapter 14: Harold Joseph Traynor 1898–1972Chapter 15: Joseph Vincent McCarthy 1887–1978Chapter 16: Henry Benjamin Greenberg 1911–1986Chapter 17: George Clyde Kell 1922–2009Part II: The Mixed BagsChapter 18: John McGraw 1873–1934Chapter 19: Edward Augustine Walsh 1882?–1959Chapter 20: Tyrus Raymond Cobb 1886–1961Chapter 21: Edward Trowbridge Collins 1887–1951Chapter 22: Tristram Speaker 1888–1958Chapter 23: Rogers Hornsby 1896–1963Chapter 24: Waite Charles Hoyt 1899–1984Chapter 25: William Harold Terry 1898–1989Chapter 26: Robert Moses Grove 1900–1975Chapter 27: Paul Glee Waner (1903–1965) and Lloyd James Waner (1906–1982)Chapter 28: Carl Hubbell 1903–1988Chapter 29: Leo Ernest Durocher 1905–1991Chapter 30: Joseph Paul DiMaggio 1914–1999Chapter 31: Mickey Charles Mantle 1931–1995Part III: The EccentricsChapter 32: George Edward Waddell 1876–1914Chapter 33: Richard William Marquard 1886–1980Chapter 34: Walter James Vincent Maranville 1891–1954Chapter 35: Charles Dillon Stengel 1890–1975Chapter 36: George Herman Ruth 1895–1948Chapter 37: Leroy Paige 1906–1982Chapter 38: Jay Hanna Dean 1910–1974Chapter 39: Vernon Louis Gomez 1908–1989Part IV: The Sad Cases Chapter 40: Edward James Delahanty 1867–1903Chapter 41: The Tragic Trio of Tinker, Evers, and ChanceChapter 42: Grover Cleveland Alexander 1887–1950Chapter 43: Henry Louis Gehrig 1903–1941Chapter 44: Lewis Robert Wilson 1900–1948Chapter 45: James Emory Foxx 1907–1967Chapter 46: Joshua Gibson 1911–1947Chapter 47: Jack Roosevelt Robinson 1919–1972NotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 19 Illustrations including: - 19 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
• Schlagworte: baseball hall of fame
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-5867-5 / 1442258675
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-5867-9 / 9781442258679