| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part37.utf8:161395720:1253 |
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001 2010040888
003 DLC
005 20140503075831.0
008 101001s2011 ncua b 001 0ceng
010 $a 2010040888
020 $a9780786447435 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aGV865.A1$bF286 2011
082 00 $a796.357092/2$aB$222
100 1 $aFaber, Charles F.
245 10 $aMajor league careers cut short :$bleading players gone by 30 /$cCharles F. Faber.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Col,$cc2011.
300 $aviii, 289 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index.
520 $a"With a focus on the stories of 15 greats and near-greats, this book provides information on the 197 men who played their final major league game before their 31st birthday. Why did their careers end so soon? The reasons are varied and include drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, illness, injury, banishment, and declining ability among others"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$xDeath.
650 0 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aBaseball$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aDeath$xCauses.