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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Hal Newhouser, Gus Mancuso, Carl Hubbell, Slick Coffman, Schoolboy Rowe, Kettle Wirts, Rip Sewell, Roy Cullenbine, Elden Auker, Dizzy Trout, Tom Sturdivant, Bert Whaling, Virgil Trucks, Whit Wyatt, Bob Alexander, Tom Hughes, Ray Louthen, Al LaMacchia, Max Lanier, Pat Malone, Jim Turner, Claude Passeau, Frank Verdi, Pete Fox, Jim Brosnan, Hal Smith, Mike Tresh, Joe Collins, Earle Brucker, Jr., Gene Bailey, Lyman Lamb, Bill Bailey, Bob Smith, Red Ostergard, Phil Paine, Horace Allen, Joe Erautt, Ed Taylor, Zeb Eaton, James Atkins, Dennis Burns, Jack Stansbury, Tommy Taylor, Jay Difani, Bill Trotter, Gilly Campbell, John Chapman, Fred Tauby, Red Jones, Bill Howerton, Hugh Shelley, Jim Walkup, Scotty Alcock, Lindsay Brown, Tom Kirk, Bill Black, Orlin Collier, George Hale, Sweetbreads Bailey, Red Phillips, Dolly Gray, Steve Larkin, George Scott, Lum Davenport, Bob Patrick, Ned Harris, George Elder. Excerpt: August Rodney (Gus) Mancuso (December 5, 1905 - October 26, 1984), nicknamed "Blackie," was a professional baseball player, coach, scout and radio broadcaster. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals (1928, 1930-32, 1941-42), New York Giants (1933-38, 1942-44), Chicago Cubs (1939), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). Mancuso batted and threw right-handed. He was regarded as one of the top defensive catchers of the 1930s. Born in Galveston, Texas, Mancuso began his professional baseball career in 1925 with the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League. In 1927, he hit for a .372 batting average for the Syracuse Stars in the International League. He made his Major League debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on April 30, 1928, and stayed with them until July, when he was sent to the Minneapolis Millers in the American Association. He spent 1929 with St. Louis's American...
