Eddie Collins : a baseball biography /

"By the time Eddie Collins 27-year playing career had ended, he had been a pivotal performer on five all- time great clubs, dominated his position like no one before (or since), and earned a reputation for intelligent, selfless play that followed him to the Hall of Fame"--Provided by publi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huhn, Rick, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Family ties
  • Columbia's finest
  • Summer job
  • Meeting Mr. Mack
  • A baseball education
  • Yannigan no more
  • Signature season
  • $100,000 infield
  • Keystone king
  • Switching sides
  • War clubs
  • Sour series
  • Clean sox
  • Trials and tribulations
  • Trade talk
  • Leader at last
  • Hot seat
  • A's redux
  • On the line
  • Junior executive
  • Building blocks
  • Missed opportunities
  • Parting shots.