Pee Wee Reese : the life of a Brooklyn Dodger / Glen Sparks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sparks, Glen, 1964- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball players--United States--Biography.

Baseball players.

Reese, Pee Wee, 1918-1999.

Reese, Pee Wee.

Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History.

Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team).

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Harold "Pee Wee" Reese amazed neighborhood kids with his marble shooting skills. At 22, he began his rookie year in the Major Leagues, where fans knew him as the long-time shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers. During his 16-year career, he contributed timely hits, countless acrobatic defensive plays, stole hundreds of bases and made the National League All-Star team for 10 consecutive years. Reese befriended Jackie Robinson during his first season in the Majors--they soon formed one of baseball's top double-play combinations. The Brooklyn roster also included such stars as Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Carl Furillo and Gil Hodges. The Boys of Summer fought for a pennant almost every year and finally won the World Series in 1955, a few years before the Dodgers left for California. Reese served as team captain from 1949 until he retired, and won a spot in the Hall of Fame in 1984. This first full-length biography chronicles the life of the man described as "perhaps the most beloved Dodger in the history of the club.""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. "Man, Pee Wee ought to be your middle name"

2. "Brooklyn's in the major leagues, isn't it?"

3. "Skip, where do you buy your clothes?"

4. "I'm trying to teach him to holler"

5. "Another guy I'll have to beat out for a job"

6. "As boyish as ever"

7. "I looked at it, and I just flatly refused"

8. "Reese? Now, you're talking about a ballplayer"

9. "Just don't make me out to be a hero"

10. "That's why we called him `Captain'"

11. "(Pee Wee Reese) will be the 1951 skipper"

12. "I don't believe it"

13. "Not guilty"

14. "One hundred and eighty pounds of dynamite"

15. "He's not swinging a bat"

16. "I said to myself, `This can't be true'"

17. "You're getting good in your old age"

18. "So, Pee Wee did it for Walter"

19. "Let's see, folks. Where were we?"

20. "He was the heart and soul of the boys of summer".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781476677903

1476677905

OCLC:

1260665012

Publisher Number:

99991055292