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Fouled Away

The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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Fouled Away

The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson

By: Clifton Blue Parker

A hundred and ninety-one. Mention the number anywhere near a ballpark and before you can ask who or what, fans will almost certainly shape their lips with a single word: Wilson. They'll tell you Hack Wilson, a burly, bull-necked outfielder who roamed Wrigley Field in the 1920s and 1930s, was the man who drove in 191 runs in 1930--more than most players had hits. A few of them will know that in 1929, Wilson racked up 159 RBI and hit 39 home runs. Still fewer might be able to tell you that for the four seasons 1927-1930, the slugger hit no fewer than 30 home runs a season and drove home no fewer than 120. But you are unlikely to find more than a handful of fans who know how the Cub great's career came to an end. Or when. Or why. The heir apparent to Ruth's title of world-beater, Wilson was a star by his late 20s and a record setter by 30. But he was also an alcoholic who was as practiced at swinging his fists as he was his bat. By his early 30s his days as a full-time player were behind him, and by 48 he was dead; his son refused to claim the body. This biography examines the turbulent life and career of one of the most dominant short-stint powerhitters ever to pull on a uniform. From Wilson's early career as a steelworker, through his time as the beloved ballplayer and icon for the City of Big Shoulders to his days as a down-on-his-luck baseball washout and itinerant laborer, an unflinching look at this Hall of Famer is provided.

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McFarland

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0786481390

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9780786481392

Bucketfoot Al

The Baseball Life of Al Simmons

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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Bucketfoot Al

The Baseball Life of Al Simmons

By: Clifton Blue Parker

Al Simmons, at top form in the Roaring Twenties, sparked one of baseball's greatest dynasties, the Philadelphia Athletics, to multiple championships, before becoming just another ballplayer. While his achievements demonstrated greatness, he was not an easy man to like--for those competing against him or with him--and he seemed to play to the level of team expectation. Contemporary accounts and other recollections give us a sense of Al Simmons the person and the ballplayer, his connections to people, his teams and his ability to capture the fans' imagination in his halcyon days.

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McFarland

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0786486406

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9780786486403

Big and Little Poison

Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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Big and Little Poison

Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers

By: Clifton Blue Parker

The Waner brothers, Paul and Lloyd--also known as "Big Poison" and "Little Poison"--played together for fourteen seasons in the same Pittsburgh outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. More than half a century after retiring, they still rank as the best-hitting brothers in major league history with a combined 5,611 hits--517 more than the three Alou brothers, 758 more than the three DiMaggio brothers, and 1,400 more than the five Delahanty brothers. And both Waners are in the Hall of Fame, the only playing brothers so honored. This work tells the story of the Waner brothers from their early lives in Oklahoma through their playing days, which included a World Series against the legendary 1927 New York Yankees. It is also the story of two American eras: the Roaring Twenties and the Depression years. Both put up impressive numbers individually: Paul amassed 3,152 hits, and his .333 lifetime average ranks among the highest ever in the game. Lloyd, a lifetime .316 hitter, collected 2,459 hits, and had it not been for health problems, he might have cleared the 3,000 hit milestone as well. Together, they were baseball heroes.

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McFarland

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0786481404

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9780786481408

Fouled Away

The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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The Baseball Tragedy of Hack Wilson

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0786481390

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The Address Book

By: Jane Clifton

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The Address Book

By: Jane Clifton

Where do you call home? Performer Jane Clifton had a classic army brat upbringing, constantly on the move as the family followed the postings of her English officer father from Gibraltar to England, Germany to Malaysia and eventually to Australia. Always the new kid in town, Jane became adept at fitting in anywhere. As an adult, living in the fast-moving worlds of anti-war demos, women's lib, experimental theatre, rock 'n' roll, and TV, she kept up the family tradition of changing addresses without so much as a backward glance. But her stiff-upper-lipped father and glamorous, restless mother both died tragically young, and Jane was left with many unanswered questions. Where exactly is home? Is it your family? Your memories? Or simply bricks and mortar? One day, Jane decided to go back and visit every house she'd lived in – all 32 of them – to see if she could piece together the jigsaw of her life. A funny, moving and unexpected story about one woman's search for home, and the universal desire to find the place you truly belong.

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379

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Penguin Group Australia

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1742533469

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9781742533469

Bucketfoot Al

The Baseball Life of Al Simmons

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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The Baseball Life of Al Simmons

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McFarland

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0786486406

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9780786486403

Ross's Gap

By: G. Clifton Wisler

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Ross's Gap

By: G. Clifton Wisler

A young man returns home from the Civil War and must make a deadly choice between his brother and his neighbors, in this novel from two-time winner of the Spur Award and author of "Esmeralda.

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Leisure Books

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0843945478

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9780843945478

High Plains Rider

By: G. Clifton Wisler

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High Plains Rider

By: G. Clifton Wisler

Kidnapped by Cheyennes and traded to the old mountain man named Bear, Timothy Welles had gone up into the Teton wilderness as a boy of nine and learned to live the way the indians and mountain men did. But now Bear was dead, gored by a fuffalo and fifteen-year-old Timothy came down from the mountains and hit the trail west to Oregon and his long lost family.

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Zebra Books

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082171886X

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9780821718865

Big and Little Poison

Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers

By: Clifton Blue Parker

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Paul and Lloyd Waner, Baseball Brothers

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Fouled Away

Fouled Away

Bucketfoot Al

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Big and Little Poison

Big and Little Poison

Fouled Away

Fouled Away

The Address Book

The Address Book

Bucketfoot Al

Bucketfoot Al

Ross's Gap

Ross's Gap

High Plains Rider

High Plains Rider

Big and Little Poison

Big and Little Poison

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