| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 382 pages, 35 pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
San Francisco -- Pittsburgh and other places -- Washington -- Player-manager -- Rich kid -- Comeback -- Winding down -- War -- Bench manager -- General manager -- Opportunity lost -- Youth movement -- Power and glory -- Mr. President -- New order -- Unrest -- At rest |
| Summary |
From the sandlots of San Francisco to the power centers of the game, this book tells the story of Joe Cronin, one of twentieth-century baseball's major players, both on the field and off. For most of his playing career, Cronin (190684) was the best shortstop in baseball. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. A manager by the age of twenty-six and general manager at forty-one, Cronin was the youngest player-manager ever to play in the World Series, and he managed the Red Sox longer than any other man in history. As president of the American League, he oversaw two expansions, four franchi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-364) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cronin, Joe, 1906-1984.
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Cronin, Joe, 1906-1984 |
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American League of Professional Baseball Clubs -- Presidents -- Biography
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American League of Professional Baseball Clubs |
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
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Baseball player-managers -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Baseball player-managers
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Baseball players
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Presidents
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009037270 |
| ISBN |
9780803229969 |
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0803229968 |
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9780803269569 |
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0803269560 |
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