Parisian Bob Caruthers

Baseball's First Two-Way Star

Dave Heller (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9180-0 (ISBN)

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Countless books have been written covering the minutest aspect of baseball. This is the first to focus on a small but essential piece of every game played during the last 100-plus years - the lineup card, used to record the full lineup and batting order for both teams.

Before Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth there was Robert Lee "Parisian Bob" Caruthers (1865-1911). A wunderkind pitcher and right fielder known throughout the country, he was the star on the mound for five league championships in 10 years, and one of two players in history--along with Ruth--to lead the Major Leagues in ERA+ (adjusted earned run average) and OPS+ (on-base plus slugging plus).

Coming from a wealthy family, Caruthers had something other players didn't--leverage. This resulted in several holdouts, including one which took him to Europe. This first full-length biography rediscovers one of baseball's most interesting characters and first two-way stars.

Dave Heller has written and reported on sports for more than 30 years and is the author of multiple books on sports history. He lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. History Lessons

2. Chicago

3. Grant Times

4. The Dude

5. Covering Himself in Glory

6. Parisian Bob

7. Fighting for a Pennant and Each Other

8. A Champion Pitcher and Hitter

9. Big Game Pitcher

10. Holding Out—Again

11. Green Baize Bob

12. Powerhouse

13. The Last Straw

14. A Bridge to Brooklyn

15. Brooklyn Bumps

16. The Returning Hero

17. Father of the Bridegrooms

18. Is It a Championship If Nobody Sees It?

19. Manager Trouble

20. A Career Crossroads

21. The Cincinnati Kid

22. Back to Where It All Began

23. Resignations of an Umpire

24. Arbiter Adventures

25. Back in the Majors

26. Tragedy

27. Reminiscences

28. The Umpire Is Called Out

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	44 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-9180-0 / 1476691800
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9180-0 / 9781476691800
Zustand	Neuware