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_q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020 _a9781496226648
_q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043 _an-us---
050 0 4 _aGV865
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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aSpatz, Lyle,
_d1937-
_e1
245 1 0 _aComeback pitchers :
_bthe remarkable careers of Howard Ehmke and Jack Quinn /
_cLyle Spatz and Steve Steinberg ; foreword by Pat Williams.
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _aCover --
_tTitle Page --
_tCopyright Page --
_tDedication --
_tContents --
_tList of Illustrations --
_tForeword --
_tPreface --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tPrologue --
_t1. Jack Quinn, Man of Mystery --
_t2. From Town Ball to the Big Leagues --
_t3. "I've Never Seen a Greater Pitcher Anywhere!" --
_t4. Quinn Gets Sent Down and Brought Back Up --
_t5. Howard Ehmke Hailed as Another Walter Johnson --
_t6. Ehmke's Tumultuous Season Comes to an End --
_t7. A Wasted Year for Howard Ehmke --
_t8. Another Pitcher Joins the Outlaws --
_t9. Breaking Records in Syracuse --
_t10. "A Fellow to Be Reckoned With"
505 0 0 _a11. Ehmke and the Tigers Take a Step Backward --
_t12. Quinn Goes to the Pacific Coast League --
_t13. "The Dynamite That Finally Shattered Their Friendship" --
_t14. Navy Service and a Return to Detroit --
_t15. "The Greatest Comeback in Baseball" --
_t16. "Not Content to Accept Fate's Decree" --
_t17. Yankees Win a Championship but Quinn's Future in Doubt --
_t18. "A Fellow of Gentle Soul" --
_t19. Playing for Ty Cobb --
_t20. Ehmke Endures a Season of Criticism --
_t21. From the Pennant in New York to the Cellar in Boston --
_t22. Veteran Aces on the League's Worst Team
505 0 0 _a23. Ehmke and Cobb Get Physical, and the Red Sox Get New Owners --
_t24. "The Toughest Break a Pitcher Ever Had" --
_t25. A New Beginning for Boston --
_t26. Back to Reality for the Red Sox --
_t27. A Team Going Nowhere --
_t28. From the Cellar in Boston to a Pennant Race in Philadelphia --
_t29. Another Baseball Obituary for Quinn and a Near Tragedy for Ehmke --
_t30. Quinn Gets Off to a Strong Start, Ehmke to a Poor One --
_t31. Ehmke and Quinn Reunited --
_t32. Ehmke Again a Teammate of Cobb --
_t33. Favorites Fall Short, Far Short --
_t34. Chasing the "Greatest Team Ever" --
_t35. A Torrid Pennant Race
505 0 0 _a36. A Fast Start for the A's --
_t37. A Pennant for the A's at Last --
_t38. "The Pitcher Who Was Left Behind May Soon Be the Hero" --
_t39. Ehmke Sets World Series Record in "Surprise" Start --
_t40. "I Am Sorry to Have to Let Ehmke Go" --
_t41. Defending Champions --
_t42. A New League, a New Role --
_t43. An Extraordinary Career Comes to an End --
_t44. A Full and Happy Retirement --
_t45. A Sad and Bitter End --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex --
_tAbout Lyle Spatz --
_tAbout Steve Steinberg --
_tAbout Pat Williams
520 0 _aComeback Pitchers is the story of two pitchers, Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke, whose intertwining careers began in the Deadball Era and continued into the 1920s and 1930s.
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600 1 0 _aEhmke, Howard,
_d1894-1959.
600 1 0 _aQuinn, Jack,
_d1883-1946.
650 0 _aBaseball players
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aPitchers (Baseball)
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aSteinberg, Steve,
_e1
856 4 0 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password.
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_dCynthia Snell