Joseph Wancho

Hebrew Hammer

A Biography of Al Rosen, All-Star Third Baseman

Buch

This first biography of four-time all-star Al Rosen covers the career of perhaps the best player on the fabulous Cleveland Indians' teams of the 1950s. From 1951 to 1956, the Tribe won one American League pennant (1954) and finished second to New York the other five seasons. Rosen was selected as the League's Most Valuable Player in 1953, the last Indians player to be so honored. He led the League in home runs (43) and RBI (145). Washington's Mickey Vernon edged Rosen by a single percentage point (.337 to .336) for the league batting championship. His play between the white lines was not the only place where Rosen left his mark on the game… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4766-8131-3
EAN: 9781476681313
Produktnummer: 36565005
Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 232 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 383 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 383

Über den Autor

Joseph Wancho is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and has contributed articles to more than 35 books on the history of baseball. He lives in Brooklyn, Ohio.