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Cy Young: A Baseball Life
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Description for Cy Young: A Baseball Life
Paperback. He was the winner of 511 major league baseball games, nearly 100 more than any other pitcher, and was among the original 12 players inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, but Cy Young remains a legendary but shadowy figure. This account of his life places him in the context of the time. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
He was the winner of 511 major league baseball games, nearly a hundred more than any other pitcher. He threw three no-bitters, including the first perfect game in the new American League. He was among the original twelve players inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, and his name is now attached to the game's most prestigious pitching award. Yet for all his accomplishments, Cy Young remains to many baseball fans a legendary but little-known figure. This book re-creates the life of Denton True ""Cyclone"" Young and places his story in the context of a rapidly changing turn-of-the-century America.
He was the winner of 511 major league baseball games, nearly a hundred more than any other pitcher. He threw three no-bitters, including the first perfect game in the new American League. He was among the original twelve players inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, and his name is now attached to the game's most prestigious pitching award. Yet for all his accomplishments, Cy Young remains to many baseball fans a legendary but little-known figure. This book re-creates the life of Denton True ""Cyclone"" Young and places his story in the context of a rapidly changing turn-of-the-century America.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558493988
SKU
V9781558493988
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99-15
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