| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages, 29 unnumbered pages of plates) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pennock's preliminary pitches -- Mack's opportunity and mistake -- Blossoming in Beantown -- The first Yankee year: From worst trade ever to World Series hero -- From personal loss to peak of his profession -- World Series wins and a waning career -- Baseball bon voyage back at Boston -- Carpenter's call -- Fixing the foundering Phillies -- Season of surprise -- Jackie Robinson's revolution and Pennock's "protest" -- Prejudice, pain, and promise -- A short season and long legacy. |
| Summary |
This book tells the life story of Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock (1894-1948), considered one of the best left-handed pitchers in the history of the game. He pitched for the dynastic 1920s New York Yankees, won 241 games, never lost in the World Series, and came within four outs of pitching the first no-hitter in a World Series in 1927. Herb Pennock features interviews with family and friends, as well as never-before-seen photographs of Pennock and his baseball buddies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pennock, Herb, 1894-1948.
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Pennock, Herb, 1894-1948. |
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Baseball players. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Pitchers (Baseball) -- United States -- Biography.
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Pitchers (Baseball) |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / General. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION / History. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Herb Pennock Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] 9781442252196 (hardcover : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015036079 |
| ISBN |
9781442252202 ebook |
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1442252200 |
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9781442252196 hardcover : alkaline paper |
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1442252197 |
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