Major league careers cut short : leading players gone by 30 /

"With a focus on the stories of 15 greats and near-greats, this book provides information on the 197 men who played their final major league game before their 31st birthday. Why did their careers end so soon? The reasons are varied and include drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, illness, injury, b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Faber, Charles F.
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2010.
Subjects:	Baseball players > United States > Death. Baseball players > United States > Biography. Baseball > United States > History. Death > Causes. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	"With a focus on the stories of 15 greats and near-greats, this book provides information on the 197 men who played their final major league game before their 31st birthday. Why did their careers end so soon? The reasons are varied and include drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, illness, injury, banishment, and declining ability among others"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	viii, 289 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.