Roy Sievers : "The Sweetest Right Handed Swing" in 1950s baseball / Paul Scimonelli ; foreword by Bob Wolff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scimonelli, Paul, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sievers, Roy, 1926-2017.

Sievers, Roy.

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 210 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Few players in the history of baseball suffered as many professional setbacks as Roy Sievers (1926-2017). After an award winning rookie season, he endured a year and a half-long slump, a nearly career-ending injury and a major position change. Traded in 1954, he prevailed and became one of the most feared hitters of the decade"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis

"A pair of spikes, and they were too big!"

"I thought, hell, this is easy!"

The Sophomore Jinx

Bad Breaks and Small Wonders

Big Bat and Short Fences

"The sweetest right-handed swing in baseball"

The World Is His Oyster

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

The Best Is Yet to Come

Coming Home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476668697

1476668698

OCLC:

985075749