A fine addition to baseball literature--Sports Collectors Digest; A scholarly biography--The Sporting News; a well-researched, detailed account--Mississippi Quarterly; In February 1925, 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx left his home in Sudlersville, Maryland, and joined the Philadelphia Athletics in spring training. Over the next twenty years, Foxx was one of the most consistent stars in the majors. His long home runs were legendary--his 535 were second only to Babe Ruth's 714 when he retired in 1945. Only six years later, he was ...
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A fine addition to baseball literature--Sports Collectors Digest; A scholarly biography--The Sporting News; a well-researched, detailed account--Mississippi Quarterly; In February 1925, 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx left his home in Sudlersville, Maryland, and joined the Philadelphia Athletics in spring training. Over the next twenty years, Foxx was one of the most consistent stars in the majors. His long home runs were legendary--his 535 were second only to Babe Ruth's 714 when he retired in 1945. Only six years later, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Foxx tried his hand at a variety of jobs after he left baseball, but seemed always to be drawn back to the game. He coached and managed in the minor leagues and even managed the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1953. This is the story of Foxx's rise to glory, his life in and out of the game, and his love affair with the national pastime.
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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Library binding. Paper over boards. 246 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. I've seen several copies of this, never with DJ, so I assume not issued. VG minus, as there is an owner name and smudge on flyleaf. Light shelfwear. Ships from Foxx's own Sudlersville!
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Fine Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; ISBN: 0786401966. ISBN/EAN: 9780786401963. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21667.
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Very Good. First Edition. Published by McFarland, 1996. Octavo. Green cloth boards stamped in white. Book is very good with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Some light spotting along top board edges and top of pages. 246 pages. ISBN: 0786401966. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Fine. Library binding. Paper over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Fairly scarce and the best thing done on this Philadelphia Athletic, Boston Red Sox and Phillie Hall of Famer
