Big Ed Walsh : The Life and Times of a Spitballing Hall of Famer

Smiles, Jack

McFarland & Co Inc（2007/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 238 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786432783
• DDC分類 796.357092

Full Description

As a young man living in the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, it seemed Ed Walsh's course in life was set. But he emerged from the hardscrabble life of the mines to become one of the Deadball Era's greatest pitchers, winning fame, world championships, and eventually induction to the Hall of Fame.

This biography closely describes Walsh's life and 14-year playing career, with special discussion of the spitball, a pitch that profoundly affected his fortunes--and ultimately his arm. The years 1905-1911 are explored in depth, especially his contributions to the 1906 world champion White Sox and his prominent role in the now-famous 1908 pennant race. Chapters are also devoted to his holdout in 1909, the athletic careers of his sons Bob and Ed, and his repeated attempts at comebacks after his arm injury.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Preface     

1. Big Ed: Coal Miner     

2. Big Ed: Rookie     

3. The Spitter     

4. Ze Meestaire Walsh     

5. The Hitless Wonders     

6. Big Ed: World Champion     

7. South of the Border     

8. Sox Are Tamed by the Tigers     

9. Big Ed: Ironman     

10. The Holdout     

11. Big Ed Opens Comiskey Park     

12. Big Ed Owns the Cubs     

13. What's the Matter with Big Ed?     

14. Arm Trouble     

15. Big Ed: Manager     

16. Big Ed Doesn't Like the Jeers     

17. Little Ed and Big Bob     

18. Big Ed: Old-Timer     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Index