Carl Hubbell

A Biography of the Screwball King

Lowell L. Blaisdell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4465-6 (ISBN)

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Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and a nine-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma who is still regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. This work presents an account of Habbell's life.

This work is a biography of Carl Hubbell, a baseball legend who was active in the 1930s for the New York Giants and an eight-time All-Star. Hubbell was a left-handed ace from Oklahoma who is still regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. With an emphasis on his pitching career, this biography covers both his personal life and his development as a player.

The late Lowell L. Blaisdell, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, taught history for more than 40 years before retirement. He lived in Texas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Varieties of Farming

2. Pitching for “Little Napoleon”

3. Stardom Imminent

4. The Meeker Marvel

5. Meeker’s Celebrity

6. The World Series Wizard

7. The Hero at Home

8. Ups and Downs of Fame

9. Marking Time

10. Composition of a Mound Artist

11. Superlatives Recaptured

12. “Waiting for Lefty”

13. Arm Rebellion

14. Pitched Out, 1940–1943

15. Farming a Different Crop

16. “Remembrance of Things Past”

Appendix: Statistics

Chapter Notes

Chapter Sources (Annotated)

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2010
Zusatzinfo	5 photos, appendix, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7864-4465-7 / 0786444657
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4465-6 / 9780786444656
Zustand	Neuware