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Ken Williams

A Slugger in Ruth's Shadow

Dave Heller (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6535-1 (ISBN)

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Perhaps familiar today as an answer to sports trivia questions, Ken Williams (1890-1959) was once a celebrity who helped bring about a new kind of power baseball in the 1920s. One of the great sluggers of his era (and of all time), he beat Babe Ruth for the home run title in 1922, and became the first to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season that year. Later recognized for his accomplishments, he was considered for but not inducted into the Hall of Fame. This first-ever biography of Williams covers his life and career, from his small town upbringing, to his unlikely foray into pro baseball, to his retirement years, when he served as a police officer and ran a pool hall in his hometown.

Dave Heller has written and reported on sports for more than 30 years for a myriad of national newspapers, magazine and websites. He has published four previous books on sports history. He lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Grants Pass and the Semi-Pro Life

2. O Canada: The Path to Pro Ball

3. Making a Name for Himself

4. A Small Taste of Cincinnati

5. Across the Ocean and Up the Ladder

6. The Minors, a Major War and the Big Leagues (Again)

7. Getting Established in St. Louis

8. Changing Style and Becoming a Top Slugger

9. “Who makes fans forget about Babe Ruth?”

10. Starting the 30–30 Club

11. Setting Career Highs Amid Team Strife

12. Powered Off and Back On

13. One Pitch Changes Everything

14. Battling for Playing Time

15. Goodbye St. Louis, Hello … Boston?

16. Winding Down a Career

17. Back to the Minors

18. The Hometown Boy Returns to Grants Pass—and St. Louis

19. Ken Williams’s Legacy

Appendix A: Career Statistics

Appendix B: Home Run Log

Appendix C: Articles Appearing Under Williams’s Byline

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Zusatzinfo	42 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	494 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-6535-4 / 1476665354
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6535-1 / 9781476665351
Zustand	Neuware