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Book

The glory of their times : the story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it

Call Number

  • 796.357 G5629 (OSH)

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Edition

Enlarged ed. ; 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed.

Publication Information

New York : HarperPerennial Modern Classics, 2010.

Physical Description

xviii, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Summary

Presents autobiographical accounts of the early days of baseball from the first half of the twentieth century, narrated by some of its most accomplished players, including such athletes as Harry Hooper, Al Bridewell, Babe Ruth, and Goose Goslin.

Notes

Reprint of the enlarged ed. published: New York : William Morrow, 1984.

Includes index.

Contents

  • 1. Rube Marquard (1908-25)
  • 2. Tommy Leach (1898-1918)
  • 3. Davy Jones (1901-15)
  • 4. Sam Crawford (1899-1917)
  • 5. George Gibson (1905-18)
  • 6. Jimmy Austin (1909-22)
  • 7. Fred Snodgrass (1908-16)
  • 8. Stanley Coveleski (1916-28)
  • 9. Al Bridwell (1905-15)
  • 10. Harry Hooper (1909-25)
  • 11. Joe Wood (1908-22)
  • 12. Chief Meyers (1909-17)
  • 13. Hans Lobert (1903-17)
  • 14. Rube Bressler (1914-32)
  • 15. Babe Herman (1926-45)
  • 16. Edd Roush (1913-31)
  • 17. Bill Wambsganss (1914-26)
  • 18. Sam Jones (1914-35)
  • 19. Bob O'Farrell (1915-35)
  • 20. Specs Toporcer (1921-28)
  • 21. Lefty O'Doul (1919-34)
  • 22. Goose Goslin (1921-38)
  • 23. Willie Kamm (1923-35)
  • 24. Heinie Groh (1912-27)
  • 25. Hank Greenberg (1933-47)
  • 26. Paul Waner (1926-45).

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Added Authors

Lawrence S Ritter