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Roger Connor : home run king of 19th century baseball / Roy Kerr.
Van Pelt Library GV865.C6716 K47 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kerr, Roy, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Connor, Roger, 1857-1931.
- Connor, Roger.
- Baseball players--United States--Biography.
- Baseball players.
- United States.
- Baseball--Records--United States.
- Baseball.
- Baseball--Records.
- Home runs (Baseball).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
- Summary:
- "'The Babe Ruth of the 1880s,' Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters. His career total (138) stood as the major league record nearly 24 years--until broken by Ruth. This biography sheds new light on the life and career of one of the games most beloved players"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Manchild 7
- 2 The Apprentice 23
- 3 TheVeteran 49
- 4 The Brotherhood Rebel 95
- 5 The Journeyman 109
- 6 The Squire of Waterbury 138
- 7 The Forgotten Star 155
- 8 The Past Recaptured 166.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786459582
- 0786459581
- OCLC:
- 659753730
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