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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157524603321

Autore

Freedman Lew

Titolo

Baseball's funnymen : twenty-four jokers, screwballs, pranksters and storytellers / / Lew Freedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-4766-2493-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

796.3570922

B

Soggetti

Baseball players - United States

Baseball - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Nick Altrock -- Al Schacht -- Waite Hoyt -- Babe Herman -- Rabbit Maranville -- Dizzy Dean -- Satchel Paige -- Max Patkin -- Casey Stengel -- Joe Engel -- Yogi Berra -- Joe Garagiola -- Lefty Gomez -- Bill Veeck -- Jim Bouton -- Bo Belinsky -- Tug Mcgraw -- Harry Caray -- Ron Luciano -- Jay Johnstone -- Bill Lee -- Steve Lyons -- Ozzie Guillen -- Bob Uecker -- Epilogue -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book tells the stories of some of the players, coaches, managers and broadcasters who had the most fun in the Major Leagues and made fans laugh out loud. The author recounts tales that capture the character of unusual and offbeat players, unique and engaging personalities and the succession of eccentrics who were dubbed "Clown Prince of Baseball.""--