Rocky Colavito: Cleveland's Iconic Slugger - Couverture souple

Sommer, Mark

 
9781476673974: Rocky Colavito: Cleveland's Iconic Slugger
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1476673977 ISBN 13 : 9781476673974
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2019

Synopsis

 Iconic ballplayer Rocky Colavito captivated fans during the 1950s and 1960s with his movie-star looks, boyish enthusiasm, powerful bat and cannon-like arm. This biography of "the Rock"--the first in more than half a century--recounts his origins in an Italian immigrant family, his close friendships with Herb Score and Roger Maris, and his rise through the minors to become one of the Cleveland Indians' most beloved players--who retired with the third most home runs by a right-handed AL batter.

The author also examines the controversial trade that sent Colavito, the AL's 1959 home run champion, to the Detroit Tigers for batting champion Harvey Kuenn. Colavito's departure was a crushing blow to Indians fans and the team's subsequent 34-year slump was dubbed "the Curse of Colavito."

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Sommer is an award-winning journalist for The Buffalo News. His work has also appeared in the Associated Press, Albany Times Union, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Topeka Capital-Journal. He lives in Buffalo, New York.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476673977
ISBN 13 
9781476673974
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
246
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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