Tales from Baseball's Golden Age

by Fehler, Gene

• ISBN13: 9781582612478
• ISBN10: 1582612471
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

Tales from Baseball's Golden Age is a collection of anecdotes about baseball in the 1940s and '50s. The author interviewed nearly 100 former Major League Baseball players about their experiences in the era that purists consider to be the Golden Age of Baseball. For longtime fans who are enamored of baseball history and tradition, this book should have special appeal. Each entry is prefaced by a concise player profile, leading into an anecdote that is written entirely in the player's own words. Among the players interviewed are Ralph Kiner, Bobby Thomson, Bill Virdon, Jerry Coleman, and Tim McCarver. Tales from Baseball's Golden Age promises to be a book that readers won't want to put down.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Cal Abrams	1	(4)
Johnny Berardino	5	(4)
Jimmy Bloodworth	9	(4)
Ray Boone	13	(4)
Tommy Byrne	17	(8)
Andy Carey	25	(4)
Bubba Church	29	(4)
Jerry Coleman	33	(5)
Chuck Diering	38	(4)
Sonny Dixon	42	(4)
Bobby Doerr	46	(4)
Jim Dyck	50	(7)
Ferris Fain	57	(5)
Don Ferrarese	62	(6)
Tom Ferrick	68	(5)
Bob Friend	73	(3)
Ned Garver	76	(5)
Joe Ginsberg	81	(6)
Randy Gumpert	87	(3)
Dick Hall	90	(5)
Gail Harris	95	(5)
Billy Hitchcock	100	(4)
Art Houtteman	104	(3)
Sid Hudson	107	(5)
Ernie Johnson	112	(3)
Spider Jorgensen	115	(5)
Ralph Kiner	120	(5)
Nellie King	125	(8)
Johnny Klippstein	133	(4)
Bob Kuzava	137	(4)
Max Lanier	141	(4)
Bob Lennon	145	(4)
Don Liddle	149	(5)
Danny Litwhiler	154	(9)
Marty Marion	163	(6)
Tim McCarver	169	(4)
Cal McLish	173	(7)
Bob Oldis	180	(2)
Milt Pappas	182	(5)
Herb Plews	187	(4)
J. W. Porter	191	(9)
Bill Renna	200	(3)
Mike Sandlock	203	(5)
Carl Scheib	208	(4)
Charlie Silvera	212	(3)
Sibby Sisti	215	(4)
Frank Sullivan	219	(6)
Wayne Terwilliger	225	(5)
Frank Thomas	230	(3)
Bobby Thomson	233	(4)
Virgil Trucks	237	(6)
Bill Virdon	243	(3)
Wally Westlake	246	(3)
Gene Woodling	249	(5)
Al Zarilla	254	(4)
Gus Zernial	258