Full Description
This is the first full biography of Hall of Famer Urban "Red" Faber, who won a record three World Series games in 1917--until 2005, the last time the Chicago White Sox won it all. The winningest spitball pitcher in the American League and one of the oldest players ever to wear a major league uniform, Faber regularly challenged the game's top hitters. He experienced the heights of championship baseball until the Black Sox scandal decimated Charles Comiskey's team and relegated Faber to stardom on second-division White Sox clubs.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Modest Hero
2. The Boy from Cascade
3. Hometown Professional
4. One Season, Three Teams
5. The Spitball
6. Des Moines
7. World Tourist
8. White Sox Rookie
9. Sophomore Sensation
10. "Feared by Every Batsman"
11. American League Champs
12. World Series Hero
13. The Lost Season
14. Black Sox
15. A Team Divided
16. A Pitching Sta› Named "Red"
17. Best in the American League (Again)
18. "A Puzzle"
19. Cellar Dwellers
20. "Old" No More
21. "Simply Too Much Red"
22. "Not the Same Faber"
23. "Youth Must Be Served?"
24. "A Good and Deserving Fellow"
25. In the Doghouse
26. "Faber Luck"
27. Two Wins
28. "A Stout-Hearted Old Warrior"
29. Parting
30. Odd Jobs
31. Cooperstown at Last
32. Twilight and Sunset
Appendix A: Statistics
Appendix B: Milestones
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
