Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends
John A. Wood, "Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends"
English | ISBN: 1442258667 | 2016 | 408 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
English | ISBN: 1442258667 | 2016 | 408 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
Most baseball fans know of the amazing accomplishments Hall of Fame members achieved on the field, from Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak to Cy Young’s 511 career wins. But few are as familiar with the ballplayers’ lives away from the diamond—especially those icons who played before the Internet and 24/7 media coverage. Beyond their baseball statistics, what kind of individuals were they? How did they conduct themselves out of the spotlight? What made them tick?
In Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends, John A. Woodlooks at the personal lives of fifty members of the Hall of Fame, examining their childhoods, families, influences, life-changing events, defining moments, and more. The players range from the really good guys to bizarre characters and even the downright immoral. The author considers how tragedies may have impacted players, such as the shooting of Ty Cobb’s beloved father by his own mother, and seeks to explain the dispositions of others, such as why the great Rogers Hornsby couldn’t seem to get along with anybody.
By taking a closer look at who the players were as men,
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