This is the story of a forgotten Giant--the man "Baseball Magazine" called in 1930 "baseball's greatest first baseman"--Bill Terry. Brought up from proverty and the obscurity of semipro ball in the South by the famed "Little Napoleon," manager John McGraw of the Giants, Terry developed into the team's key player in the 1920s. As America battled the Depression, the no-nonsense Terry replaced McGraw as manager of the Giants and led the team to three pennants and a world championship. In "When the Giants Were Giants, " author ...
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This is the story of a forgotten Giant--the man "Baseball Magazine" called in 1930 "baseball's greatest first baseman"--Bill Terry. Brought up from proverty and the obscurity of semipro ball in the South by the famed "Little Napoleon," manager John McGraw of the Giants, Terry developed into the team's key player in the 1920s. As America battled the Depression, the no-nonsense Terry replaced McGraw as manager of the Giants and led the team to three pennants and a world championship. In "When the Giants Were Giants, " author Peter Williams looks at the end of an era--a time before television, night baseball, player strikes, or free agents--through the lense of this Hall-of-Famer's career as a player and coach. Exclusive interviews with Bill Terry and other players bring to life the rich and color tapestry of Golden Age baseball when the big New York baseball teams were the biggest names in sports.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Remainder mark to lower page edges, not ex-lib. Hardcover in white and green jacket with inset roto-photos to front, 8vo. 1st edition. xv + 331pp. Index, bibiliography, chronology, endnotes, statistical records. B/W plates. Fine/Fine. Save for remainder mark, book and jacket are as new: clean, sharp and unmarked with especially tight, never broken-in binding and hinges. Jacket in Brodart.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0945575025. Just a bit of light bumping at the spine extremities. Else binding clean. Couple smalls smudges on page edges. Else pages clean. Light bumping at DJ spine extremities, and just a bit of light surface rubbing to the DJ. Else DJ clean.; SPH17D; 9.10 X 6 X 1.50 inches; 331 pages.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0945575025. Book and DJ New. No notes or names. REMAINDER slash at bottom edge. DJ not price clipped ($24.95); 331 pages.
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Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 8vo 366 pp; First Edition. Author Signed in a gift dedication to a previous owner. Otherwise book and jacket look new.; Signed by Author.