Hebrew Hammer: A Biography of Al Rosen, All-star Third Baseman - Brossura

Wancho, Joseph

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ISBN 10: 1476681317 ISBN 13: 9781476681313

Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2022

Riassunto

"This first biography of four-time all-star Al Rosen covers the career of perhaps the best player on the fabulous Cleveland Indians' teams of the 1950s. From 1951 to 1956, the Tribe won one American League pennant (1954) and finished second to New York the other five seasons. Rosen was selected as the League's Most Valuable Player in 1953, the last Indians' player to be so honored. He led the League in home runs (43) and RBI (145). Washington's Mickey Vernon edged Rosen by a single percentage point (.337to .336) for the league batting championship. His play between the white lines was not the only place where Rosen left his mark on the game. He spent 14 seasons as a President/General Manager for the New York Yankees (1978-1979), Houston Astros (1981-1985) and the San Francisco Giants (1986-1992). Under his guidance, those teams won two pennants and one world championship. Rosen is the only person in Major League Baseball history (since 2020) to win an MVP award as a player and to be recognized as Executive of the Year by The Sporting News (1987)"--

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Informazioni sull'autore

Joseph Wancho is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and has contributed articles to more than 35 books on the history of baseball. He lives in Brooklyn, Ohio.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: McFarland Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1476681317
• ISBN 13: 9781476681313
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 222
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Europaallee 1; Bad Hersfeld; 36244; Germania