An edition of Lost in the sun (2008)

Lost in the sun

the comebacks and comedowns of major league ballplayers

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G. Richard McKelvey, G. Richar ...
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An edition of Lost in the sun (2008)

Lost in the sun

the comebacks and comedowns of major league ballplayers

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"This book focuses both on players whose determination in the face of injury or private demons landed them back in the big leagues and stars who never recovered from their dramatic, unexpected falls. Profiled here are 14 players whose stories are among the most stirring in baseball history"--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
211

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Subjects

Baseball players, Biography, Baseball, biography

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Lost in the sun: the comebacks and comedowns of major league ballplayers
2008, McFarland & Co.
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Joe Jackson : "say it ain't so, Joe"
Monte Stratton and Bert Shepard : two comebacks
each to a different level of the game
Eddie Waitkus : he made it all the way back
Rex Barney : bases on balls bring down a promising career
Lou Brissie : a heroic comeback
Tony Conigliaro : more than one comeback
Tommy John : two arms and two careers
Steve Blass : missing more than the plate
Pete Rose : an icon lost to the game
Dave Dravecky : a dramatic comeback and a horrifying disappointment
Mark Wohlers : sudden wildness and the search for an answer
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa : a steep descent for a pair of heroes.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.3570922, B
Library of Congress
GV865.A1 M377 2008, GV865.A1M377 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 211 p. :
Number of pages
211

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18016516M
ISBN 13
9780786432189
LCCN
2007037359
OCLC/WorldCat
171614167
Goodreads
2445590

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