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Frank "Home Run" Baker : Hall of Famer and World Series hero
- Title
- Frank "Home Run" Baker : Hall of Famer and World Series hero / Barry Sparks.
- Author
- Sparks, Barry, 1949-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 06-2154 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vii, 280 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This is the story of a young player struggling to make it to the majors, and then nearly throwing it all away in a contract dispute with the legendary Connie Mack. It is the story of the deadball era and the transition to the game we know today"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index.
- Contents
- From Trappe to Philadelphia -- Rookie season -- World champions -- Everlasting fame -- A bittersweet season -- Redemption -- Turmoil and an upset -- Retirement, a bitter feud and rumors -- New York's hope -- Wartime baseball -- Huggins takes the reins -- Babe comes to New York -- Return to New York and the World Series -- The final season -- Retirement -- Life after baseball.
- Call Number
- JFE 06-2154
- ISBN
- 0786423811 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005027666
- OCLC
- 61864097
- vendorOCM61864097
- Author
- Sparks, Barry, 1949-
- Title
- Frank "Home Run" Baker : Hall of Famer and World Series hero / Barry Sparks.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 06-2154