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"Swish" Nicholson: A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger

"Swish" Nicholson: A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger


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This is the first biography of Bill "Swish" Nicholson, a Cubs favorite and baseball's top slugger during the World War II era. Only days out of college in 1936, Nicholson went straight to the majors, putting in a brief appearance for Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's before he was optioned to the minors. His contract eventually purchased by the Cubs, Nicholson spent 10 years on the North Side of Chicago, where he would claim National League home run and RBI titles twice, earn spots on five National League All-Star teams, and play a pivotal role on the pennant-winning club of 1945. After Nicholson was traded to the Phillies, amid the dissenting cries of Cubs fans, he helped the 1950 Whiz Kids to the National League title with two dramatic pinch-hit home runs. This balanced, carefully researched biography covers Nicholson's life early and late, thoroughly describes his legendary feats of slugging, and gauges his accomplishments in light of the era in which played.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      1. On Fancy Farm      2. Three Sport Man      3. Return from Annapolis      4. Mr. Mack and the A’s      5. Life in the Bushes      6. Back to the Big Leagues      7. Catalina to Chicago      8. The Last Prewar Season      9. Baseball, As Usual      10. Coming Into His Own      11. “Swish” and His Fans     12. The Supreme Compliment      13. The Year of the Billy Goat Curse      14. Benched      15. The Cubs in Decline      16. Farewell to the Windy City      17. The City of Brotherly Love      18. The Whiz Kids      19. The Giants Win the Pennant      20. Shakeup on the Phillies      21. Is There Life After Baseball?      Epilogue      Appendix—Bill Nicholson’s Regular Season Career Statistics and World Series Record      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

About the Author :
Robert A. Greenberg is a 1974 graduate of Washington College, Nicholson’s alma mater, and a member of SABR. A Circuit Court judge in Montgomery County, Maryland, he is married and has three children.

Review :
“thorough”—Sports Collectors Digest.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786432745
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Biography of Wartime Baseball's Leading Slugger
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786432748
  • Publisher Date: 29 Nov 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 421 gr


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