Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball’s Golden Age
- ISBN-10
- 0803295995
- ISBN-13
- 9780803295995
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-04
- Publisher
- U of Nebraska Press
- Author
- Steve Steinberg
Description
"A biography of 1920s New York Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker, who pitched while battling heart disease"--
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