Stanley Coveleski's life was a story of triumph and tragedy. He was born in the Coal Region town of Shamokin, PA in 1889, the eighth child of Polish immigrants, and went to work as a breaker boy when he was twelve. But he escaped the 12-hour work days in the mines by throwing stones at a can tied to a tree-his own crash course in how to pitch a baseball. Years later, he was one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. In a season marked by personal and team tragedy-the death of his wife and his teammate Ray Chapman, who is the only player to die as a result of being hit by a pitch-Covey pitched three complete-game victories in the Cleveland Indians' 1920 World Series championship. Covey, one of 17 pitchers still allowed to throw a spitball after it being outlawed before the 1921 season, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Check out this interview about the book...
| Autorius: | Harry J Deitz |
| Leidėjas: | Sunbury Press, Inc. |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2022 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 220 |
| ISBN-10: | 1620060817 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781620060810 |
| Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 13 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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