Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs
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Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs by Bill Chuck
Many of baseball's most memorable moments come from endings?Bill Mazeroski's homerun in the 1960 World Series or the 1910 race for the AL batting championship between Ty Cobb and Napoleon Lajoie?otherwise known as ?last licks.? But even the most celebrated last licks have aspects fans are not aware of. For example, Edgar Renter?a is the only major leaguer to win a World Series with a walk-off hit (1997) as well as make the last out in a World Series (2004). Indeed, there is no end to the anecdotes, humor and trivia associated with last licks. Some of the final acts described in this book include: ? Bobby Thompson's 1951 9th-inning homer that won the pennant for the New York Giants ? Bob Feller's 1940 Opening Day no-hitter ? The end of Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streakJim Kaplan is the author of 19 books, including Historic America: New England, Lefty Grove: American Original, and Golden Years of Baseball, among others. He obtained a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He spent 16 years at Sports Illustrated after three years of covering sports for the Minneapolis Star, and then switched to freelance writing. Northampton and Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, are where he spends his time. This is Greg Spahn's debut book, and he is the only child of Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn. He is a resident of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780879463427 |
| ISBN 10 | 0879463422 |
| Title | Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs |
| Author | Bill Chuck |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | ACTA Publications |
| Year published | 2007-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 213 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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