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Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander

Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander


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When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come. Alexander went on to win 373 games over his 20-year career, the third highest total in major league history, and he would lead the league in ERA four times, shutouts seven times, complete games six times, and wins six times. But he also became a deeply troubled man. After the Shell-Shocked pitcher returned from World War I, he would battle alcoholism, epilepsy, and personal demons that damaged his reputation and proved disastrous for his life outside of baseball. This biography sheds new light on the pitcher and the man, focusing on Alexander's personal life, especially his complex relationship with his wife, Aimee, as well as their marriages and divorces. His Hall of Fame career, wartime service, and long decline are also documented.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Preface      1. Alone in a Crowd      2. A Stone’s Throw Away      3. A Big League Pitcher      4. A Pennant Flies in Philadelphia      5. Nobody Does It Better      6. The Changing of the Uniforms      7. The Cub Years      8. Managerial Merry-Go-Round and McCarthy      9. A Strikeout for the Ages      10. Forty Years Old and Counting      11. The End of the Road      12. When the Cheering Stopped      13. The Long Road Downhill      14. Brother Can You Spare Me a Dime?      15. The Last Hurrah      16. Coming Home      17. Bottom of the Ninth      Appendix: Lifetime Statistics      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

About the Author :
John C. Skipper, a political reporter for the Mason City (Iowa) Globe Gazette, has written numerous books on politics and baseball, including a history of the The Iowa Caucuses and acclaimed biographies of Grover Cleveland Alexander, Dazzy Vance and Charlie Gehringer.

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“absorbing...Skipper has done an admirable job...Wicked Curve deserves its place on the bookshelves of the serious lover of baseball history. The book is thoroughly researched and...is written with the aplomb expected from a professional journalist. Most of all, Skipper writes with sympathy about a man who lived during an unforgiving era with ‘the epilepsy that he tried to hide and the alcoholism that he could no longer hide’”—Nine; “Skipper is a seasoned baseball researcher and writer...an easy read...worthy”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).


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  • ISBN-13: 9780786424122
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 244
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786424125
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 322 gr


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