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