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Willie Keeler - From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame (Paperback)
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Willie Keeler - From the Playgrounds of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame (Paperback)
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Playing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
Willie Keeler is still considered one of baseball's most
accomplished batters in the history of the game. Wee Willie's
popular "Hit 'em where they ain't" explanation for his batting
success has become part of baseball lore. He is known for his
quick-thinking at the plate and for his record-setting
forty-four-game hitting streak in 1897 that was not surpassed until
Joe DiMaggio broke the record in 1941. In addition to being one of
baseball's most accomplished hitters, Keeler was an integral part
of two memorable teams-the Baltimore Orioles of 1894-1897 and the
Brooklyn Superbas of 1899-1900. Willie Keeler: From the Playgrounds
of Brooklyn to the Hall of Fame recounts the life of this talented
yet often overlooked ballplayer. It follows Keeler from his birth
in 1872 in Brooklyn to his death in 1923. His unique story includes
a career that was almost evenly split between the rough and "dirty"
National League of the 1890s and the new, more disciplined American
League of the early twentieth century. Each part of this book
examines a key stage of Keeler's life and career: his childhood and
teenage years; his career with the Baltimore Orioles; his years
with the Brooklyn Superbas; his time with the New York Yankees; and
his life after baseball. Featuring several rare photographs, many
of which have not been seen in more than a hundred years, Willie
Keeler provides an in-depth look into the life of an undersized
ballplayer who forged a big career. Baseball fans, scholars, and
historians alike will find this book both informative and
entertaining.
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