The Man Who Made Babe Ruth
Brother Matthias of St. Mary's School
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2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7336-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7336-3 (ISBN)
At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutiliere (1872-1944) was hard to miss. Yet the many books written about Babe Ruth relegate the soft-spoken teacher and coach to the shadows. This is the first telling of the full story of the man who gave the world its most famous baseball star.
At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutilier (1872-1944) was hard to miss. Yet the many books written about Babe Ruth relegate the soft-spoken teacher and coach to the shadows. Ruth credited Boutilier--known as Brother Matthias in the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier--with making him the man and the baseball player he became. Matthias saw something in the troubled seven-year old and nurtured his athletic ability. Spending many extra hours on the ballfield with him over a dozen years, he taught Ruth how to hit and converted the young left-handed catcher into a formidable pitcher.
Overshadowed by a fellow Xavierian brother who was given the credit for discovering the baseball prodigy, Matthias never received his due from the public but didn't complain. Ruth never forgot the father figure who continued to provide valuable counsel in later life. This is the first telling of the full story of the man who gave the world its most famous baseball star.
At six-feet-six, the hulking Martin Leo Boutilier (1872-1944) was hard to miss. Yet the many books written about Babe Ruth relegate the soft-spoken teacher and coach to the shadows. Ruth credited Boutilier--known as Brother Matthias in the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier--with making him the man and the baseball player he became. Matthias saw something in the troubled seven-year old and nurtured his athletic ability. Spending many extra hours on the ballfield with him over a dozen years, he taught Ruth how to hit and converted the young left-handed catcher into a formidable pitcher.
Overshadowed by a fellow Xavierian brother who was given the credit for discovering the baseball prodigy, Matthias never received his due from the public but didn't complain. Ruth never forgot the father figure who continued to provide valuable counsel in later life. This is the first telling of the full story of the man who gave the world its most famous baseball star.
Award-winning journalist Brian Martin lives in London, Ontario. He is a member of the selection committee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Time for Reflection
2. A Farewell to Nova Scotia
3. St. Mary’s
4. Birth and Rebirth
5. “He always built me”
6. A Star Begins to Twinkle
7. A Big Deal
8. A Homer for a Babe
9. Playing to Empty Seats
10. First Steps on the Big Stage
11. A Real Major Leaguer
12. Making History
13. The Peak and Past It
Epilogue
Appendix I: Brother Matthias Speaks
Appendix II: Statistics—Batting
Appendix III: Statistics—Pitching
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 22 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7336-5 / 1476673365 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7336-3 / 9781476673363 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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