Candy Cummings: The Life and Career of the Inventor of the Curveball - Couverture souple

Katz, Stephen Robert

 
9781476680378: Candy Cummings: The Life and Career of the Inventor of the Curveball
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 147668037X ISBN 13 : 9781476680378
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2022

Synopsis

One of the greatest pitchers of his era, William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was born in 1848, when baseball was in its infancy. In the 1870s, Candy's invention, the curveball, played a transformative role and earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. Drawing on extensive research, this first full-length biography traces Candy's New England heritage and chronicles his rise to the top, from pitching for amateur teams in mid-1860s Brooklyn to playing in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players--the first major league--and then the newly-formed National League. A critical examination of the evidence and competing claims reveals that Cummings was, indeed, the originator of the curveball.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Robert Katz is an attorney who taught and practiced law, then served for twenty-six years in the legal office of the United Nations. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he lives in New York City.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
147668037X
ISBN 13 
9781476680378
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible