Spitting on diamonds : a spitball pitcher's journey to the major leagues, 1911-1919 / Clyde H. Hogg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogg, Clyde H., 1941-

Series:

Sports and American culture series.

Sports and American culture series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Hogg, Bradley, 1888-1935.

Hogg, Bradley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Biography of early twentieth-century baseball pitcher, Bradley Hogg"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Spitting on Diamonds

Introduction

1 1909-1911 Warming Up

2 1911 At the Foot of the Master

3 1912 A Minor Influence

4 1913 Look Away, Dixie Land

5 1914 The Ball of Wax

6 1915 The Southern Star

7 1916 On the Wings of Angels

8 1917 On the Right Hand of Chance

9 1918 Spitting on Diamonds

10 1919 In the Eye of the Storm

Epilogue 1920-1935 One Last Ride on the Merry-Go-Round

Appendix I Bradley Hogg Career Statistics

Appendix II Rosters, 1911-1919

Appendix III Major League Contracts

Appendix IV The Value of a Dollar

Appendix V 1918-1919 Philadelphia Phillies Payroll Ledger

Appendix VI Legal Major League Spitball Pitchers: 1920

Appendix VII Hall of Fame Competition

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-313) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6482-4

OCLC:

62755921