| Description |
xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) portraits, photographs ; 24 cm |
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Playgrounds of New York -- Graduating to life -- Growing up again -- Casey and the characters -- Spitters, spoilers and 100 more losses -- All-star for a season -- From growth to Gil -- Qualls, cubs, and cats -- Atlanta/World Series games 1-3 -- The unsung heroes -- The aftermath -- Trades, fades, and average grades -- You gotta believe -- Japan, Yogi, and Jones -- The blunder years: good-bye Tom Terrific -- End of the line -- Health, wealth, and Hollywood -- A miracle or two -- Odd man in. |
| Summary |
"No origin story of the New York Mets is complete without Ed Kranepool. The lefty first baseman known as 'Steady Eddie' made his major-league debut at age 17 during the team's inaugural season and would eventually depart, nearly two decades later, with his name written throughout the franchise's record books. In this definitive autobiography, Kranepool shares a remarkable life story, including early years playing stickball in the streets of the Bronx, the growing pains the Mets endured as an expansion club, his offseasons working as a New York stockbroker, and of course the miracle 1969 season that ended in an unforgettable World Series victory. He also opens up about the personal miracle which came 50 years after that famous championship: a lifesaving kidney transplant made possible by a Mets fan donor. A month after the surgery, Kranepool threw out the first pitch at Citi Field and boldly offered his services as a pinch hitter." --publishers' website |
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Kranepool, Ed.
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New York Mets (Baseball team) -- Biography.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Kaschak, Gary, author.
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Swoboda, Ron, author of foreword.
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| Added Title |
My 18-year journey with the amazin' New York Mets |
| ISBN |
9781637272701 |
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1637272707 |
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