George mooney Gibson
Canadian Catcher for the Deadball Era Pirates
Canadian-born George Mooney Gibson (1880-1967) grew up playing baseball on the sandlots around London, Ontario, before going on to star with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. In an era known for tough, defensive catchers, Gibson was an ironman and set records for endurance. He helped the Pirates defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers to win their first World Series in 1909. He played with and against some of the biggest names in the game and counted Cobb, Honus Wagner and John McGraw as friends. He then held numerous coaching and managing roles in New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Chicago--the last Canadian to manage f…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Healy Jr, Martin
- ISBN: 978-1-4766-7969-3
- EAN: 9781476679693
- Produktnummer: 32686453
- Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 262 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.5 cm 408 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 408
Über den Autor
Richard C. Armstrong, a lifelong baseball fan, has a particular interest in the Deadball Era and Canadians who have played the game. He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research and lives in Guelph, Ontario.
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