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Rex Barney's Thank Youuuu for 50 Years in Baseball from Brooklyn to Baltimore
Rex Barney
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Description for Rex Barney's Thank Youuuu for 50 Years in Baseball from Brooklyn to Baltimore
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 50 b/w photos & 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688. 264 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSJT. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight: 688.
On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kubek asked Joe Garagiola, “Did you ever see anybody throw faster than Nolan Ryan?” Without hesitating, Joe replied, “Sure. Rex Barney.” This is the story of Rex Barney, the man who threw faster than Feller and Ryan; and whose pitching career sped by quicker than his fastball because he could not control it. Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers—1943 to 1951. In his own inimitable style, Rex ... Read more
On September 26, 1981, millions of viewers watched on NBC television as Nolan Ryan pitched his fifth no-hitter. Late in the game, commentator Tony Kubek asked Joe Garagiola, “Did you ever see anybody throw faster than Nolan Ryan?” Without hesitating, Joe replied, “Sure. Rex Barney.” This is the story of Rex Barney, the man who threw faster than Feller and Ryan; and whose pitching career sped by quicker than his fastball because he could not control it. Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers—1943 to 1951. In his own inimitable style, Rex ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Tidewater
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870334436
SKU
V9780870334436
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About Rex Barney
The late Rex Barney became a legend as part of the most exciting era of the Brooklyn Dodgers””1943 to 1951””when Jackie Robinson arrived and Leo Durocher switched to the New York Giants. When his pitching career ended, Barney went into sports broadcasting and became the public-address announcer for the Orioles, first at Memorial Stadium and then at Orioles Park at ... Read more
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