| Description |
398 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: New York, Putnam, [1962]. With new foreword. |
| Contents |
A can of beer, a slice of cake--and thou, Eddie Gaedel -- A man of dignity -- The battle of Wrigley Field -- The first fine careless rapture of Milwaukee -- A Universal-International production -- Dinner with Boudreau -- Every day was Mardi Gras... and every fan was king -- One $200,000 dog for two $100,000 cats -- The name of the game is gamesmanship -- It only takes one leg to walk away -- Leroy had been there before -- An epitaph for Harry Grabiner -- The jolly set -- I'm from Missouri--momentarily -- The greatest right-handed Hitter of all time -- The asterisk king -- A warm spiritual message from the Del E. Webb Corp. -- Right between the shoulder blades -- A night at Toots Shor's -- Dynasties are for the dinosaurs -- Chuck Comiskey and the national debt -- The south side shall rise again -- How we bought the minor leagues back to Los Angeles -- I'm not handicapped I'm crippled |
| Summary |
"Bill Veeck was an inspired team builder, a consummate showman, and one of the greatest baseball men ever involved in the game. His classic autobiography, written with the talented sportswriter Ed Linn, is an uproarious book packed with information about the history of baseball and tales of players and owners, including some of the most entertaining stories in all of sports literature"--From publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Veeck, Bill.
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Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography.
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Baseball promoters -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Linn, Edward.
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| ISBN |
9780226852188 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0226852180 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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