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Overview“Gorgeous George” Sisler, a left-handed first baseman, began his major-league baseball career in 1915 with the St. Louis Browns. During his sixteen years in the majors, he played with such baseball luminaries as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Rogers Hornsby. He was considered by these stars of the sport to be their equal, and Branch Rickey, one of baseball’s foremost innovators and talent scouts, once said that in 1922 Sisler was “the greatest player that ever lived.” By including excerpts from Sisler’s unpublished memoir, as well as references to the national and international events that took place during his heyday, Huhn reveals the full picture of this family man who overcame great obstacles, stood on high principles, and left his mark on a game he affected in a positive way for fifty-eight years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rick HuhnPublisher: University of Missouri Press Imprint: University of Missouri Press Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.527kg ISBN: 9780826220134ISBN 10: 0826220134 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 30 October 2013 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsHuhn's book takes readers back to the golden decade of baseball. . . . Highly recommended. - Choice Vol. 42, No. 7, March 2005 The Sizzler is full of surprises, even for the most keen baseball aficionados. - Ohiana Quarterly, No. 3, Fall 2005 Huhn's book takes readers back to the golden decade of baseball... Highly recommended. - Choice Vol. 42, No. 7, March 2005 The Sizzler is full of surprises, even for the most keen baseball aficionados. - Ohiana Quarterly, No. 3, Fall 2005 Huhn's book takes readers back to the golden decade of baseball... Highly recommended. - <em>Choice</em> Vol. 42, No. 7, March 2005 <br><br> The Sizzler is full of surprises, even for the most keen baseball aficionados. - Ohiana Quarterly, No. 3, Fall 2005 Huhn's book takes readers back to the golden decade of baseball... Highly recommended. - Choice Vol. 42, No. 7, March 2005 The Sizzler is full of surprises, even for the most keen baseball aficionados. - Ohiana Quarterly, No. 3, Fall 2005 Author InformationRick Huhn, an attorney and member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), lives in Westerville, Ohio. In August 2001, he was encouraged by George Sisler, Jr., to write his late father's story and was given the enthusiastic cooperation of the Sisler family in writing this biography. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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