Overview

In what is sure to be the definitive book on Eddie Collins's life and long career, author Rick Huhn covers the Hall of Fame player's experiences from childhood through his days at Columbia University, his tenure with the great Athletics clubs of 1906-1914, the highs and lows of a championship and scandal with the White Sox, and his return to the A's during their final run at greatness. By the time his 25-year playing career had ended, he was a pivotal performer on five all-time great clubs, dominating his position like no one before (or since), and earning a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to Cooperstown. Also covered in detail is his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, a team he served variously as part owner, vice-president and general manager until 1951, when after 45 years in major league baseball a stroke ended his career and, weeks later, his life.

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Author:   Rick Huhn
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780786432875

ISBN 10:   078643287
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   28 January 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      Prologue      1. Family Ties      2. Columbia’s Finest      3. Summer Job      4. Meeting Mr. Mack      5. A Baseball Education      6. Yannigan No More      7. Signature Season      8. $100,000 Infield      9. Keystone King      10. Switching Sides      11. War Clubs      12. Sour Series      13. Clean Sox      14. Trials and Tribulations      15. Trade Talk      16. Leader at Last      17. Hot Seat      18. A’s Redux      19. On the Line      20. Junior Executive      21. Building Blocks      22. Missed Opportunities      23. Parting Shots      Appendix One: Transcript of Eddie Collins’ Statement to Leslie N. O’Connor, Chicago, February 19, 1921      Appendix Two: Eddie Collins’ Career Statistics (as Player and Manager)      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

most compelling...definitive --<i>Sports Collectors Digest</i>; excellent and comprehensive biography --<i>SABR Deadball Committee Newsletter</i>; does a sound job with Collins's career --<i>Nine</i>; thorough...the definitive biography of this all-time great --<i>Along the Elephant Trail</i>; excellent and comprehensive --Author Gene Carney.

Author Information

Rick Huhn, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is also the author of The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball’s Forgotten Great. He lives in Westerville, Ohio.

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