One of the most endearing of American heroes, Casey Stengel guided the New York Yankees to ten pennants in twelve seasons. Here is the brilliant manager stripped naked-the person underneath all the clowning, mugging, and double-talking. Robert Creamer shows us Casey at twenty-two, famous from his very first day in the big leagues. We see Casey's ...
The ultimate umpire relives the good old days on the diamond. Jocko Conlan was an outfielder for the Chicago White Sox when, one afternoon in 1936, he became an umpire. Thus began a career lasting more than a quarter century, most of it with the National League. Through the skillful writing of Robert W. Creamer, the ebullient Jocko makes his many ...
Robert W. Creamer, one of the best and most perceptive writers on baseball, remembers the baseball - and other matters - of 1941 in a tribute to the game that is also part memoir. Creamer was a long-time writer and editor at "Sports Illustrated". He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including the following Bison Books: "Stengel: His ...
'Frank, philosophic, spirited ...a splendid [book]' - Rex Lardner, "New York Times Book Review". '[Fans] learned about the game of baseball by just listening to the old redhead sitting in his catbird seat tearing up the pea patch...[Barber reported] the game - colorfully, brightly, excitingly, and always factually...In doing so he set standards of ...
At age 18, Robert W. Creamer became witness to what he calls "the best baseball season ever". In 1941, DiMaggio set his 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams batted .406, the Dodgers and the Yankees staged a classic World Series, and America went to war. An informal, social history of a pivotal year, Baseba ll In '41 is comparable to David ...
As a man who played baseball brilliantly despite near-constant pain from a succession of injuries, Mickey Mantle knew something about courage. In "The Quality of Courage", we find Mickey's opinion on some of his widely-recognized associates, including Jackie Robinson, Roger Maris, Casey Stengel, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams. Here also are Mantle ...
Babe Ruth moved beyond the baselines and outfield fences of the baseball stadiums that brought him riches and adulations to become a genuine American hero. In this acclaimed biography, Creamer reveals the man behind the legend. "The best biography ever written about an American sports figure".--Sports Illustrated.
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