Description for Early Exits
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 621.
Most baseball players try to prolong their careers for as long as possible. They will compete on the field until their bodies give out or until they are no longer effective. Since the early days of the sport, however, many players have had to abruptly abandon the game they love for myriad reasons. While some leave by their own accord, others are not so fortunate. Although many were forced out of the game because of injury, other careers were derailed by dependency, scandal, suicide, or war. Some left to take another job or play another sport, and a few participated ... Read more
Most baseball players try to prolong their careers for as long as possible. They will compete on the field until their bodies give out or until they are no longer effective. Since the early days of the sport, however, many players have had to abruptly abandon the game they love for myriad reasons. While some leave by their own accord, others are not so fortunate. Although many were forced out of the game because of injury, other careers were derailed by dependency, scandal, suicide, or war. Some left to take another job or play another sport, and a few participated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810858589
SKU
V9780810858589
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Ref
99-15
About Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Reviews for Early Exits
...[a] delightful romp through the "end" of baseball history....this entertaining and informative work represents a great deal of research and is very well done....recommended...
American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)
American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)