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Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography of a Baseball Legend: By Wood, Gerald C.
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9780803278417
- EAN
- 9780803278417
- Book Title
- Smoky Joe Wood : the Biography of a Baseball Legend
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / History, Baseball / General, Sports
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 20.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 440 Pages
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WINNER OF THE 2014 SEYMOUR MEDAL sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research; Finalist for 2014 SABR Larry Ritter Award Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history-a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About his fastball, Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson once said: "Listen, mister, no man alive can throw harder than Smoky Joe Wood." Smoky Joe Wood chronicles the singular life befitting such a baseball legend. Wood got his start impersonating a female on the National Bloomer Girls team. A natural athlete, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox at eighteen, won twenty-one games and threw a no-hitter at twenty-one, and had a 34-5 record plus three wins in the 1912 World Series, for a 1.91 ERA, when he was just twenty-two. Then in 1913 Wood suffered devastating injuries to his right hand and shoulder that forced him to pitch in pain for two more years. After sitting out the 1916 season, he came back as a converted outfielder and played another five years for the Cleveland Indians before retiring to coach the Yale University baseball team. With details culled from interviews and family archives, this biography, the first of this rugged player of the Deadball Era, brings to life one of the genuine characters of baseball history. Gerald C. Wood is Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Carson-Newman University and coeditor of Northsiders: Essays on the History and Culture of the Chicago Cubs.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803278411
ISBN-13
9780803278417
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208735636
Product Key Features
Book Title
Smoky Joe Wood : the Biography of a Baseball Legend
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, Sports
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv865.W66w66 2015
Reviews
"[ Smoky Joe Wood is] a thorough and lively account of the career of Joe Wood."--W. T. Lindley, CHOICE
Table of Content
List of Illustrations 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction: Bart at 90 Marvel Road 000 1. John F. and Howard E. 000 2. Bloomer Girl and Minor Leaguer 000 3. Rookie and More 000 4. The 1912 Regular Season 000 5. The 1912 World Series 000 6. Playing with Pain 000 7. Indian Outfielder and Utility Man 000 8. Glory Revisited 000 9. The Yale Years 000 10. Final Innings 000 11. Legend and Legacy 000 Epilogue: Fenway Park, August 17, 2008 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.357092 B
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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