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In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness. By the time his 25-year playing career had ended, he was a pivotal performer on five all-time great clubs, dominating his position like no one before (or since), and earning a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to Cooperstown.
Also covered in detail is his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, a team he served variously as part owner, vice-president and general manager until 1951, when after 45 years in major league baseball a stroke ended his career and, weeks later, his life.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue
1. Family Ties
2. Columbia's Finest
3. Summer Job
4. Meeting Mr. Mack
5. A Baseball Education
6. Yannigan No More
7. Signature Season
8. $100,000 Infield
9. Keystone King
10. Switching Sides
11. War Clubs
12. Sour Series
13. Clean Sox
14. Trials and Tribulations
15. Trade Talk
16. Leader at Last
17. Hot Seat
18. A's Redux
19. On the Line
20. Junior Executive
21. Building Blocks
22. Missed Opportunities
23. Parting Shots
Appendix One: Transcript of Eddie Collins' Statement to Leslie N. O'Connor, Chicago, February 19, 1921
Appendix Two: Eddie Collins' Career Statistics (as Player and Manager)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
