Mr Red Sox

Author : Bill Nowlin
Publisher : Rounder Records
ISBN 13 : 9781579400880
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Red Sox written by Bill Nowlin and published by Rounder Records. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Red Sox is the first biography of Pesky ever published. With a baseball career spanning 8 decades, Johnny has been clubhouse kid, major league shortstop with stats better than several Hall of Famers, coach, manager, broadcaster and a special evaluator of talent. At age 84, he is still in uniform, in the clubhouse and out on the field before every Red Sox home game. This book illuminates one of the most interesting lives in baseball in the twentieth century.

Author : David Halberstam
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401397859
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teammates written by David Halberstam and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2003-05-14 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years since WWII. A Pulitzer Prize-winner for his ground-breaking reporting on the Vietnam War, Halberstam wrote more than 20 books, almost all of them bestsellers. His work has stood the test of time and has become the standard by which all journalists measure themselves. The Teammates is the profoundly moving story of four great baseball players who have made the passage from sports icons--when they were young and seemingly indestructible--to men dealing with the vulnerabilities of growing older. At the core of the book is the friendship of these four very different men--Boston Red Sox teammates Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams--who remained close for more than sixty years. The book starts out in early October 2001, when Dominic DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky begin a 1,300-mile trip by car to visit their beloved friend Ted Williams, whom they know is dying. Bobby Doerr, the fourth member of this close group--"my guys," Williams used to call them--is unable to join them.This is a book--filled with historical details and first-hand accounts--about baseball and about something more: the richness of friendship.

Author : Johnny Pesky
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1617499080
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Red Sox Season 2007 written by Johnny Pesky and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique reference provides insider observations of the entire 2007 Championship season from Mr. Red Sox himself, Johnny Pesky. Starting with the unparalleled press conference introducing new Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka on December 14, 2006, and culminating with the final out of the World Series on October 28, 2007, with the Red Sox winning their second Championship in three years, this is the ultimate keepsake for any Red Sox fan. In "Diary of a Red Sox Season," fans have the opportunity to take a seat in the dugout beside Pesky and listen to his unique perspective on players, fans, media, and the high and low points of an unforgettable season. It's a book every Red Sox fan will cherish for years to come.

Author : Bill Nowlin
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496204395
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tom Yawkey written by Bill Nowlin and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few people have influenced a team as much as did Tom Yawkey (1903-76) as owner of the Boston Red Sox. After purchasing the Red Sox for $1.2 million in 1932, Yawkey poured millions into building a better team and making the franchise relevant again. Although the Red Sox never won a World Series under Yawkey's ownership, there were still many highlights. Lefty Grove won his three hundredth game; Jimmie Foxx hit fifty home runs; Ted Williams batted.406 in 1941, and both Williams and Carl Yastrzemski won Triple Crowns.Yawkey was viewed by fans as a genial autocrat who ran his ball club like a hobby more than a businessand who spoiled his players. He was perhaps too trusting, relying on flawed cronies rather than the most competent executives to run his ballclub. One of his more unfortunate legacies was the accusation that he was a racist, since the Red Sox were the last Major League team to integrate, and his inaction in this regard haunted both him and the team for decades. As one of the last great patriarchal owners in baseball, he was the first person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame who hadn't been a player, manager, or general manager. Bill Nowlintakes a close look at Yawkey's life as a sportsman and as one of the leading philanthropists in New England and South Carolina. He also addresses Yawkey's leadership style and issues of racism during his tenure with the Red Sox. "--

Author : Stewart O'Nan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743267532
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faithful written by Stewart O'Nan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-09-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, two fiercely avid Red Sox fans document one of the most eagerly anticipated baseball seasons of all time. From devoted fans O'Nan and King comes this unique chronicle of one baseball team's journey from spring training to post-season play.

Author : Steve Buckley
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582619611
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boston Red Sox written by Steve Buckley and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans will read about 50 former Red Sox players from more than six decades, including Fred Lynn, Dennis Eckersly, and Dick Radatz.

Author : Alan Ross
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1620453525
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Red Sox Century written by Alan Ross and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices and Memories The Curse, the Green Monster, the Rocket, the homer. . .Teddy Ballgame, Yan Fenway, Nomar, and Pedro. The Red Sox Century spans 101 years of Boston Red Sox lore that's sure to be a hit with baseball fans everywhere. While the Olde Towne Team has registered more than its fair share of heartaches on the diamond, the vaunted Red and Blue have etched themselves deeply into baseball lore as perennial contenders in the American League. The Red Sox Century is filled with Red Sox stories, some legendary and others less well known. A "You are there" account of all the greats of the Hub's Hose, it is the best seat in the ballpark for the epic milestones in the team's history. Told through the voices of players, coaches, and sports-writers, this tribute also includes an all-time Red Sox team, a special Shrine to No. 9 section on the legendary Ted Williams, and player rosters for every Red Sox World Series team. From Pesky's Pole and the Wall to the Red Seat and those #*?@$! Yankees, this treasury of team lore has it all for Red Sox fans and baseball enthusiasts of all ages. Batter up! It's Bosox time in Beantown.

Author : Jerry Remy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762762497
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Sox Heroes written by Jerry Remy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of baseball's most insightful commentators picks the 50 greatest Red Sox players of all time.

Author : Howard Bryant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135297762
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shut Out written by Howard Bryant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shut Out is the compelling story of Boston's racial divide viewed through the lens of one of the city's greatest institutions - its baseball team, and told from the perspective of Boston native and noted sports writer Howard Bryant. This well written and poignant work contains striking interviews in which blacks who played for the Red Sox speak for the first time about their experiences in Boston, as well as groundbreaking chapter that details Jackie Robinson's ill-fated tryout with the Boston Red Sox and the humiliation that followed.

Author : David S. Neft
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312348496
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boston Red Sox Fan Book written by David S. Neft and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Red Sox Fan Book provides little-known facts, statistics, stories, quotes, nicknames, all-time leaders, rosters, puzzles, and more from over one hundred years of Red Sox history! The Boston Red Sox were originally named the Pilgrims—but for over one hundred years they have always been Beantown's favorite team, with a history that has been celebrated and mourned by generations of fans. If you love the Red Sox, you'll find hours of challenging trivia in this book. Packed with text and information, it includes: *A history of the Red Sox from their origins to the present * Trivia questions designed to test your baseball memory * Crossword puzzles, word games, unusual quotes, funny nicknames, and anecdotes about the Sox *Complete all-time Red Sox roster of players, with stats * Comprehensive leader tables for batters and pitchers *Award winners, Hall of Famers, and other honors *And much more! Do You Know... - Who was the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in the twentieth century? - Who decided to turn Babe Ruth into an outfielder? - What was Ted Williams's batting average with one day left in the 1941 season: .406, .399, .3996, or .4001? What happened on that day? - How many batting titles did Carl Yastrzemski win in his career? - Which team Roger Clemens's had 20 strikeouts against in a 1986 game? Bring this book to Fenway, or keep it next to your favorite armchair at home, to liven up commercial breaks and rain delays. In no time you'll be an expert on Red Sox trivia!