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Finley, Nancy

 
9781621574774: Finley Ball: How Two Baseball Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's into a Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever
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ISBN 10 : 1621574776 ISBN 13 : 9781621574774
Editeur : Regnery History, 2016

Synopsis

This is the story of a losing baseball team that became a 1970s dynasty, thanks to the unorthodox strategies and stunts of two very colorful men.

When Charlie Finley bought the A's in 1960, he was an outsider to the game—a insurance businessman with a larger-than-life personality. He brought his cousin Carl on as his right-hand man, moved the team from Kansas City to Oakland, and pioneered a new way to put together a winning team. With legendary players like Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, and Vida Blue, the Finleys' Oakland A's won three straight World Series and riveted the nation.

Now Carl Finley's daughter Nancy reveals the whole story behind her family's winning legacy—how her father and uncle developed their scouting strategy, why they employed odd gimmicks like orange baseballs and "mustache bonuses," and how the success of the '70s Oakland A's changed the game of baseball.

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À propos de l'auteur

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Éditeur
Regnery History
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1621574776
ISBN 13 
9781621574774
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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