Hoyt Wilhelm - Lew Freedman

Hoyt Wilhelm

Life of a Knuckleballer

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
218 Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9206-7 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
Hoyt Wilhelm’s baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina was a standout for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves. This first full-length biography covers the life and career of the first relief pitcher in the Hall of Fame.
Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades. A veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, the eight-time All-Star from Huntersville, North Carolina, was a standout for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves, though he did not reach the majors until he was nearly 30.

He pitched a no-hitter as a starter, won as many as 15 games a season, was the first reliever to win more than 100 games and save more than 200, and broke Cy Young's record for most games on the mound. Along the way, he relied almost entirely on his baffling skill with a rare weapon of choice--the knuckleball. This first full-length biography covers the life and career of the first relief pitcher in the Hall of Fame.

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Table of Contents


Preface

Introduction

 1. A North Carolina Guy

 2. From North Carolina to North Carolina

 3. War

 4. Starting Over

 5. Minneapolis: Make It or Break It

 6. The Majors at Last

 7. A Hot Commodity

 8. The World Series

 9. Entrenched with New York

10. On to Other Teams

11. Lightning Strikes

12. Rebirth with Orioles

13. Trying to Make Sense of It

14. Out of Control

15. Hanging Tough with the Orioles

16. Good Company

17. Wilbur and Hoyt

18. White Sox and Still Going

19. A Thousand Games

20. Running Out of Teams

21. A Call from the Hall

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 11 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 290 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Ballsport
Weitere Fachgebiete Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-4766-9206-8 / 1476692068
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-9206-7 / 9781476692067
Zustand Neuware
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