Gil hodges : a hall of fame life / Mort Zachter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zachter, Mort, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball players--United States.

Baseball players.

Hodges, Gil, 1924-1972.

Hodges, Gil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (884 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska ; London, England : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In descriptions of athletes, the word "hero" is bandied about and liberally attached to players with outstanding statistics and championship rings. Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life is the story of a man who epitomized heroism in its truest meaning, holding values and personal interactions to be of utmost importance throughout his life-on the diamond, as a marine in World War II, and in his personal and civic life. A New York City icon and, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, one of the finest first basemen of all time, Gil Hodges (1924-72) managed the Washington Senators and later the New York Mets, lea

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Epigraph""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""Home�Princeton and Petersburg""; ""1. Coal Miner�s Son""; ""2. The Twig, the Branch, and the Lip""; ""Away�The Pacific; Newport News""; ""3. Okinawa""; ""4. Newport News""; ""Home�Brooklyn""; ""5. Hanging On""; ""6. Breaking Through""; ""7. Four in One, One for Four""; ""8. Great Expectations""; ""9. A Bitter Uniqueness""; ""10. Say a Prayer""; ""11. The Day Next Year Arrived""; ""12. Where in America Would You See That?""

""13. The Last Season""""Away�Los Angeles""; ""14. The Worst Place Ever""; ""15. World Champions""; ""Home�Manhattan""; ""16. Casey""; ""Away�Washington DC""; ""17. In the Cellar""; ""18. Off the Floor""; ""19. On the Doorstep of Respectability""; ""Home�Queens""; ""20. The Mets Get Serious""; ""21. Contenders""; ""22. Miracle""; ""23. Struggles in the Spotlight""; ""24. Easter Sunday""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About Mort Zachter""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-7433-5

0-8032-7435-1