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Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities - A Gallery of Rogues (Hardcover)
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Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities - A Gallery of Rogues (Hardcover)
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Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms
over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical. In fact,
the actions of a handful were so heinous, they left an indelible
mark on the sport. In Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities: A
Gallery of Rogues, Jonathan Weeks thoroughly examines this dark
side of our National Pastime. Liars, cheats, hotheads, even axe
murderers-you'll find them all here in the Gallery. From scapegoats
to maniacs, meddling managers to fanatical fans, this book profiles
them all. Included are players such as Brooklyn outfielder Len
Koenecke, who tried to crash a chartered plane in a maniacal
suicide attempt; Ty Cobb, who was known to slide into bases with
spikes flying and brawl with anyone who dared oppose him, including
an attack on a fan who heckled him from the stands; and Marty
Bergen, a talented catcher for the Boston Beaneaters who murdered
his family with an axe. These are just a few of the many intriguing
individuals found in this volume. Spanning three centuries of
baseball-from the 1800s into the current decade-Baseball's Most
Notorious Personalities covers various themes of notoriety. Though
some of the stories may be familiar to the dedicated baseball
enthusiast, even the most die-hard fan will be shocked and
surprised by some of the actions of well-known and lesser-known
players, managers, fans, and team owners contained in this book.
Baseball's Most Notorious Personalities is a fascinating read for
all baseball fans and historians.
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