Brooks : the biography of Brooks Robinson / Doug Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Doug, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robinson, Brooks, 1937-2023.

Robinson, Brooks.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Brooks Robinson

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Brooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era, and is often cited as the greatest fielder in baseball history. Credited with almost single-handedly winning the 1970 World Series, this MVP was immortalized in a Normal Rockwell painting. A wholesome player and role model, Brooks honored the game of baseball not only with his play but with his class and character off the field. Author of The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych, Doug Wilson returns to baseball's Golden Age to detail the birth of a new franchise through the man who came to symbolize it as one of baseball's most beloved players. Through numerous interviews with people from every part of the legendary player's life, Wilson reveals never-before-reported information to illuminate Brooks's remarkable skill and warm personality. Brooks takes readers back to an era when players fought for low-paying yearly contracts, spanning the turbulent 60s and 70s and into the dawning of the free agent era. He was elected to the MLB All-Century Team and as president of the MLB Players Alumni, Brooks continues to influence today's baseball players. In the current climate of astronomic salaries, steroids, off-field troubles, and heroes who let down their fans, Brooks reminds baseball fans of the honor and glory at the heart of America's favorite pastime"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Little Rock 5

2 "Everyone Liked Brooks" 19

3 The Doughboys 30

4 Welcome to the Baltimore Orioles 44

5 Glove Wizard 64

6 Back to the Minors 78

7 Baby Birds 90

8 Most Valuable 119

9 A Giant Leap 142

10 "He Does That All the Time" 169

11 "The Best Team Doesn't Always Win" 178

12 The Vacuum Cleaner 197

13 End of the Era 216

14 Good-bye Frank 223

15 Poor Brooks 242

16 Cooperstown 261

17 Statues 284.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.

ISBN:

9781250033048

1250033047

OCLC:

846545251

Online:

Cover image