About this title: Hornsby could never be bothered with fielding very strenuously; he used to let the right fielder handle balls to short right field. He was, however, one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball and spent his entire adult life in the sport as a player, manager, and instructor. This is the life story of one the greatest American baseball players.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt
Date Published: c1995
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0805020020. Several b/w photos, indexed, 366 pages, a clean, bright, solid copy, in a bright dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Type: Remainder Stated First Edition First Printing with Full Number Line, Slight wear to heel and head of spine, lower corners have light bumps, Dust Jacket has slight wear to edges, tiny chips at bottom front and top back corners, is not price clipped. remainder mark on top page block. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, Bx547
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0805020020. Hardcover. 8vo. Henry Holt & Co. 1995. 366 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ in excellent shape, unclipped and with no tears present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Photos sent upon request. Bx547; 1.25 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 366 pages. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1995-07
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
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Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780805020021ISBN:0805020020
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"Ted Williams was known by the nickname "Teddy Ballgame", because baseball was such a large part of his life. Rogers Hornsby then must be "Mister Baseball", because the game was his whole life. Unlike Ted, there was no great interest in fishing--there was only baseball. Alexander presents him as he undoubtedly was--a gruff plainspoken man whose only interest outside baseball was betting on horse races. That betting caused him problems during his career. Baseball executives, including Judge Landis, deemed it inappropriate in light of the Black Sox scandal. Hornsby didn't care. He asserted that gambling never affected his performance as player or manager. He was one of the greatest hitters of all time, with a lifetime average second only to Cobb. As a manager he guided the Cardinals to their 1926 World Series victory over the mighty Yankees. Unfortunately, as the game evolved, Hornsby did not. He insisted on teaching the game as he had learned it in the 'teens. He never understood, or believed in, specialization. This book gives an excellent account of his career."
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