He pitched to Ted Williams and Tony Gwynn. His career spanned three commissioners, four decades and five times in six cities. Before he becomes elected to the baseball Hall of Fame, learn about the fascinating career of one of the most unheralded hurlers.
This is a story of how Bill has learned to cope with adversity, tragedy, and disability by relying on the spiritual and he believes the mystical interconnections between baseball and his faith in God.
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Ivor-Campbell, Frederick 21, 38, 224 Jackson, Reggie 2, 79, 96, 157 James, Bill 32, 67, 140, 224 Jansen, George 224 Jansen, Larry 161, 163, 175, 184, 187, 224 Jenkins, Jerry B. 224, 225 Jennings, Hughie 41 Jobe, Frank Dr. 210 John, ...
Author H.A. Dorfman brings his years of expertise as instructor/counselor with the A's, Marlins, and Devil Rays to provide an easy-to-use, A-to-Z handbook which will give insight and instruction on how to pitch to peak performance at every ...
“Rube” Marquard came to the Giants in a burst of glory and publicity when the club was fighting for the pennant. McGraw was up against it for pitchers at that time, and one win, turned in by a young pitcher, might have resulted in the ...
In one of baseball's earliest and greatest memoirs, Christy Mathewson takes readers back in time to the "dead ball" era of baseball before the days of power hitting sluggers like...
This is a practical Handbook for youth Baseball and Softball coaches, parents, and kids.
They were going to play at the Des Moines Demons ' park , and each of them would come to bat every inning . The thought of a nine - year - old farm boy named Bob Feller getting to see Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrigand nine times at bat for ...
Joyce particularly treasured an e-mail he received from an 11-yearold spina bifida patient named Nick Hamel.The boy had been struggling in his efforts to walk, and a therapist had told him not to cry over spilled milk.
... still our regular-season pitching coach and worked hard with the young pitchers. We had our regular spring routines. Because he had a lot of friends in the harness-racing world, he would give us tips for the evening's races at Pompano ...