A biographical dictionary of major league baseball managers / John C. Skipper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skipper, John C., 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball managers--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.

Baseball managers.

Baseball managers--United States--Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Earl Weaver put his best defensive players on the field early in the game rather than make late-inning defensive replacements, and he didn't like to bunt, figuring if you played for only one run that's all you'd get. Whitey Herzog, by contrast, became one of the greats by using players who could bunt and by playing for one run over and over again. Full coverage of them and 600 other major league managers over a 125 year period can be found in this work. The entries are based on interviews, standard data and anecdotes from owners, coaches, and players. Information includes birth and death dates

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; The Managers; Appendix A: Most and Fewest Games Managed; Appendix B: Wins and Winning Percentage; Appendix C: Chronological Roster of Managers; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1112-2