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- catalog abstract ""In this first-ever biography of one of baseball's most cantankerous yet successful players, Barthel recounts the fascinating yarns that weave together the fabric of Joe Medwick's legacy to baseball. All the highs and lows of his career are replayed, including an in-depth examination of the famous game 7 of the 1934 World Series, when Medwick was barraged for seventeen minutes with fruit and trash. Packed with interviews of St. Louis and Brooklyn players and administrators of the 1930s and 1940s, along with conversations with Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter and Hall of Fame writer Bob Broeg, The Fierce Fun of Ducky Medwick is an insightful look at one of the top baseball players of all time."--Cover.".
- catalog contributor b12865123.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""In this first-ever biography of one of baseball's most cantankerous yet successful players, Barthel recounts the fascinating yarns that weave together the fabric of Joe Medwick's legacy to baseball. All the highs and lows of his career are replayed, including an in-depth examination of the famous game 7 of the 1934 World Series, when Medwick was barraged for seventeen minutes with fruit and trash. Packed with interviews of St. Louis and Brooklyn players and administrators of the 1930s and 1940s, along with conversations with Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter and Hall of Fame writer Bob Broeg, The Fierce Fun of Ducky Medwick is an insightful look at one of the top baseball players of all time."--Cover.".
- catalog description "1. Down Chrome -- 2. The Playing Fields of New Jersey -- 3. Scottdale, 1930 -- 4. A Ducky Buffalo, Houston, 1931 -- 5. Waiting for the Call, Houston, 1932 -- 6. With the Big Club, St. Louis, September 1932 -- 7. Playing Left Field for the Cardinals, 1933 -- 8. The Gashouse Year, 1934 -- 9. Ten in the Top Three, 1935 -- 10. Sixty-Four Doubles, 1936 -- 11. A Triple-Crown Year, 1937 -- 12. Three RBI Crowns in a Row, 1938 -- 13. In the League's Top Five in Five, 1939 -- 14. Traded, 1940 -- 15. The Bums Go to the World Series, 1941 -- 16. The Best Clutch Hitter in the League, 1942 -- 17. Rickey Again, 1943 -- 18. The Best Right-Handed Hitter in Baseball, 1944 -- 19. New York and Boston, 1945.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-354) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 369 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0810846683 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "American sports history series ; no. 25".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "796.357/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Baseball players United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "GV865.M397 B37 2003".
- catalog subject "Medwick, Joe, 1911-1975.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Down Chrome -- 2. The Playing Fields of New Jersey -- 3. Scottdale, 1930 -- 4. A Ducky Buffalo, Houston, 1931 -- 5. Waiting for the Call, Houston, 1932 -- 6. With the Big Club, St. Louis, September 1932 -- 7. Playing Left Field for the Cardinals, 1933 -- 8. The Gashouse Year, 1934 -- 9. Ten in the Top Three, 1935 -- 10. Sixty-Four Doubles, 1936 -- 11. A Triple-Crown Year, 1937 -- 12. Three RBI Crowns in a Row, 1938 -- 13. In the League's Top Five in Five, 1939 -- 14. Traded, 1940 -- 15. The Bums Go to the World Series, 1941 -- 16. The Best Clutch Hitter in the League, 1942 -- 17. Rickey Again, 1943 -- 18. The Best Right-Handed Hitter in Baseball, 1944 -- 19. New York and Boston, 1945.".
- catalog title "The fierce fun of Ducky Medwick / Thomas Barthel.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".