Let's Play Two (eBook)

The Life and Times of Ernie Banks

Doug Wilson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
272 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
9781538112304 (ISBN)

Infos

Ernie Banks was the first African American to play for the Cubs, and he quickly became one of the best players in baseball. His brilliance on the field made him a Hall of Famer, but it was his boundless optimism that made him an icon. This book presents for the first time a complete portrait of the ballplayer, the public persona, and the man.

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When Ernie Banks passed away in 2015, he was regarded as one of the most beloved men in baseball history. Making his start as a shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues as a teenager, Banks went on to become the first African American to play for the Chicago Cubs. Known affectionately as "e;Mr. Cub,"e; he brought exceptional talent and boundless optimism to the game of baseball, earning him a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a place in the Hall of Fame.In Let's Play Two: The Life and Times of Ernie Banks, Doug Wilson explores the life of one of baseball's most immortal figures, from his humble beginnings as a young boy living in the segregated South to his last few years and the public battles over his remains and will. Drawing on interviews of those close to Banks from all stages of his life, Wilson presents a portrait of the baseball player not just as an athlete, but also as a complex man with ambitious goals and hidden pains. Ernie Banks's enthusiasm and skill transcended issues of race and helped him to become one of the most highly-regarded men in baseball. Offering details that have never before been printed, this book discusses Banks's athletic prowess as well as the legacy he left behind. Let's Play Two is the essential Ernie Banks biography for sports fans and historians alike.

Autor

Doug Wilson is a former college baseball player and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He is the author of Fred Hutchinson and the 1964 Cincinnati Reds (2010), The Bird: The Life and Legacy of MarkFidrych (2013), Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson (2014), and Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk (2015). His books have been finalists for the Casey Award and SABR’s Seymour Medal as the best baseball books of the year and The Bird was selected by the Library of Michigan as a Michigan Notable book for 2014.Wilson lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsPrologueChapter One: Dallas Chapter Two: Baseball Chapter Three: Kansas City Monarchs Chapter Four: Chicago Chapter Five: Bingo Bango Chapter Six: Most Valuable Player Chapter Seven: Becoming Mr. Cub Chapter Eight: The Old College Effort Chapter Nine: Windmills Chapter Ten: Leo Ferocious Chapter Eleven: RESPECT Chapter Twelve: That Summer of ’69 Chapter Thirteen: Immortal Chapter Fourteen: Living as Mr. Cub EpilogueAppendix: Ernie Banks’ Career StatisticsBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2019
• Zusatzinfo: 17 Illustrations including: - 16 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 1969 Cubs • African American • Baseball • Baseball All-Star • baseball biography • baseball hall of fame • Baseballm Hall of Fame • Buck O'Neil • chicago cubs • civil rights era • Ernie Banks • Gold Glove Award • Hall of Fame • immortal figures • Jackie Robinson • John "Buck" O'Neil • Kansas City Monarchs • leo durocher • Major League Baseball • Mr. Cub • Mr. Sunshine • MVP • negro league • Negro Leagues • P.K. Wrigley • Presidential Medal of Freedom • professional baseball player • segregated south • Segregation and baseball • Shortstop • ty cobb • Wrigley Field
• ISBN-13: 9781538112304 / 9781538112304