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Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero Cover Image Book

Roger Maris : baseball's reluctant hero / Tom Clavin and Danny Peary.

Clavin, Tom, 1954- (Author). Peary, Danny, 1949- (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1416589287
  • ISBN: 1416589295
  • ISBN: 9781416589280
  • ISBN: 9781416589297
  • Physical Description: x, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st Touchstone edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Touchstone book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-406) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue : October 1, 1961 -- The Marases and Mariches -- Leaving Minnesota -- Family turmoil -- Settling in Fargo -- A schoolboy sensation -- A pro -- Making a name for himself -- Defiance -- A title and a wedding ring -- The rookie -- Traded -- At home in Kansas City -- The all-star -- The new Yankee -- An instant star -- A pennant -- The MVP -- The M&M boys -- Challenging Ruth -- The asterisk -- The unrelenting press -- Down the stretch -- Babe Ruth's ghost -- Making history -- World champions -- The burden of celebrity -- The unappreciated superstar -- A second ring -- The villain -- Breaking down -- The Yankees' last hurrah -- The betrayal -- Rock bottom -- Redemption in St. Louis -- The final season -- Family man -- Number 9 -- The final out -- The legacy -- Appendix : 61 in 1961 ; career stats.

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Maris, Roger, 1934-1985.
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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