And the skipper bats cleanup: a history of the baseball player-manager, with 42 biographies of men who filled the dual role

Auteur :
Stein, Fred
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786412280
Date de publication :
22 avr. 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
367 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Before the commercialization of baseball it was quite normal for a player to be the manager of the team. Fred Stein explores the history of the phenomenon and presents 42 biographies of players who have filled this demanding dual role.