Smoky Joe Wood the Biography of a Baseball Legend.

By:

Wood, Gerald C [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780803246041

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

GV865 .S665 2013

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Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	GV865.66 W66 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn827207311

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.

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