Johnny Temple : all-star second baseman / William A. Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, William A., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temple, Johnny, 1927-1994.

Temple, Johnny.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 192 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Cincinnati Reds leadoff hitter Johnny Temple batted over .300 three times between 1954 and 1959. A tobacco chewing, tough-talking hustler, he had a fiery disposition on the field which led many sportswriters, teammates and opposing players to refer to him as a throwback to baseball's early days. Temple was an expert glove man"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 A Stormy Road to the Big Leagues 5

2 Breaking In with the Reds 14

3 Taking Over at Second Base 23

4 An All-Star Performer 39

5 Earl Lawson Gets Punched 58

6 Shake-Up in Cincy 75

7 A Deal That Sinks the Reds 86

8 Traded to Cleveland 105

9 A Fading Star 129

10 A Complicated Return to Cincinnati 149

11 The Tragic Fall of Johnny Temple 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476663913

1476663912

OCLC:

934885292