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Rogers HornsbyAuthor : Charles C. AlexanderPerformed By : Ian EsmoPublisher : Blackstone Audio IncDuration : 13 hoursCategories : SportsPrice : $39.95 $26.95Purchase...
The absorbing biography of...the man once heralded as 'baseballs greatest right-handed
hitter.'Sports Illustrated The long-overdue study of one of baseballs most important and most enigmatic figures...Anyone seriously interested in the history of baseball...will want to add this soundly researched and very readable volume to his library.St. Louis Post-Dispatch In the 1920s Rogers Hornsby was the National Leagues foremost star, its biggest since Honus Wagnerand its principal answer to the American Leagues Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. He was a seven-time National League batting champion, and his 1924 average remains the major-league high for this century. From his Texas childhood until his death in 1962, Hornsby lived his entire life in the world of baseball, building a legend through his remarkable involvement in every phase of the sport. His career as a player, manager, and instructor was spectacular in its unpredictability, and the story of his life chronicles the golden age of baseball. Charles C. Alexander, Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University, is the author of nine books, including Our Game: An American Baseball History and the celebrated biographies Ty Cobb and John McGraw. Other Audio Books you may be interested in
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