In Your Face - in Your Heart : The Story of Joe Cronin

WHEN STAR ATHLETES WERE HEROES. In an era that boasted scores of baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx, Hall of Famer Joe Cronin rose from a seldom used shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1927 to American League MVP in 1930. Joe went on to become player-manager, general manager and finally American League President, the first player ever to have risen to that office.In Your Face - In Your Heart includes these exciting career highlights:  At 26, the youngest manager to lead his team to the pennant  Sold to the Boston Red Sox for $250,000, the most ever spent at that time for a player at time-even more than was paid for Babe Ruth!  Served as player-manager for the Red Sox for 13 seasons and then general manager for 11 seasons Joe Cronin was a true sports hero. In contrast, today's sports stars are more likely to take the spotlight for their arrests or the use of performance-enhancing drugs than for their athletic prowess. Bob Gorman has given us the story of a humble, hard-working athlete that serves as a reminder of what heroes really are.

Named New York Daily News Coach of the Year two years running, Bob Gorman is now a retired teacher, athletic director and baseball coach. A baseball biographer and expert, he studied at Harvard University, received his B.S. from Manhattan College and his M.A. from Hofstra University.