Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero
Title:
Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero
Author:
Clavin, Tom, 1954- author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
x, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
In the first definitive biography of the Yankee slugger, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary show that Maris was much more than a flash in the pan. In addition to documenting Maris's amazing home run record, which he achieved in the face of great adversity from adherents of Babe Ruth, Clavin and Peary remind readers that Maris was also a Gold Glove outfielder who actually saved the 1962 World Series for the Yankees with his stellar defensive play.
General Note:
"A Touchstone book."
Language:
English
Contents:
Prologue : October 1, 1961 -- The Marases and Mariches -- Leaving Minnesota -- Family turmoil -- Settling in Fargo -- A schoolboy sensation -- A pro -- Making a name for himself -- Defiance -- A title and a wedding ring -- The rookie -- Traded -- At home in Kansas City -- The all-star -- The new Yankee -- An instant star -- A pennant -- The MVP -- The M & M boys -- Challenging Ruth -- The asterisk -- The unrelenting press -- Down the stretch -- Babe Ruth's ghost -- Making history -- World champions -- The burden of celebrity -- The unappreciated superstar -- A second ring -- The villain -- Breaking down -- The Yankees' last hurrah -- The betrayal -- Rock bottom -- Redemption in St. Louis -- The final season -- Family man -- Number 9 -- The final out -- The legacy -- Appendix : 61 in 1961 ; career stats.
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ISBN:
9781416589280
9781416589297
Format :
Book
