Overview

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945, Fred Clarke began his career in 1894 with a record day at the plate, going 5 for 5. He would go on to play for 21 years spending most of that time as the player-manager of the Pirates, a team he led to four pennants and one World Series Championship (1909).

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Author:   Ronald T. Waldo
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786459339

ISBN 10:   0786459336
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   22 December 2010
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 Preface  1. A Fall Day in Winterset  2. Two Passions Are Born  3. Fearless Youngster  4. The Original Boy Wonder Manager  5. Goodbye Louisville, Hello Pittsburgh  6. Pennant Flag Hangs from Corsair Craft  7. Pittsburgh Repeats in Spite of Johnson’s Treachery  8. Historic Battle with an Old Friend  9. Clarke Trades Proven Performers to Improve Team 10. Twenty-Nine Game Loser Becomes Staff Ace 11. Pirates Come Close During Great Race 12. Championship Glory 13. Clarke Betrayed by Pittsburgh Fans 14. Marty O’Toole’s Three-Ring Circus 15. A Great Career Winds Down 16. Can’t Get Baseball Out of His Blood 17. A Full Life After Baseball Appendix: Fred Clarke’s Career Statistics Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Waldo has helped to fill gap with this first full-length biography. Waldo does an excellent job of bringing Clarke the player to life --<i>The Inside Game</i>.

Author Information

Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

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