Smoky Joe Wood the Biography of a Baseball Legend.
Wood, Gerald C.
Smoky Joe Wood the Biography of a Baseball Legend. - Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (435 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Bart at 90 Marvel Road; 1. John F. and Howard E; 2. Bloomer Girl and Minor Leaguer; 3. Rookie and More; 4. The 1912 Regular Season; 5. The 1912 World Series; 6. Playing with Pain; 7. Indian Outfielder and Utility Man; 8. Glory Revisited; 9. The Yale Years; 10. Final Innings; 11. Legend and Legacy; Epilogue: Fenway Park, August 17, 2008; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history-a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About his fastball, Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson once said: "Listen, mister, no man alive can throw harder than Smoky Joe Wood." Smoky Joe Wood chronicles the singular life befitting such a baseball legend. Wood got his start impersonating a female on the National Bloomer Girls team. A natural athlete, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox at eigh.
9780803246041
Wood, Howard Ellsworth, 1889-1985.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Wood, Howard Ellsworth, 1889-1985.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
GV865 / .S665 2013
Smoky Joe Wood the Biography of a Baseball Legend. - Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (435 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Bart at 90 Marvel Road; 1. John F. and Howard E; 2. Bloomer Girl and Minor Leaguer; 3. Rookie and More; 4. The 1912 Regular Season; 5. The 1912 World Series; 6. Playing with Pain; 7. Indian Outfielder and Utility Man; 8. Glory Revisited; 9. The Yale Years; 10. Final Innings; 11. Legend and Legacy; Epilogue: Fenway Park, August 17, 2008; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history-a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About his fastball, Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson once said: "Listen, mister, no man alive can throw harder than Smoky Joe Wood." Smoky Joe Wood chronicles the singular life befitting such a baseball legend. Wood got his start impersonating a female on the National Bloomer Girls team. A natural athlete, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox at eigh.
9780803246041
Wood, Howard Ellsworth, 1889-1985.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Wood, Howard Ellsworth, 1889-1985.
Baseball players--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
GV865 / .S665 2013